Fethiye Mosque (Athens)
Fethiye Mosque | |
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Φετιχιέ τζαμί | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Location | |
Location | Athens, Greece |
Geographic coordinates | 37°58′28.06″N 23°43′37.12″E / 37.9744611°N 23.7269778°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Mosque |
The Fethiye Mosque (Greek: Φετιχιέ τζαμί; Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "Mosque of the Conquest") is a 17th-century Ottoman mosque in central Athens, Greece. Repurposed after Greek independence in 1834, it fell into disrepair, but after renovations it was reopened to the public in 2017 and is presently being used for cultural exhibitions.
History
The Fethiye Mosque is located on the northern side of the ancient
Only a fragment of the mihrab survives from this mosque,[2] which was demolished and replaced by the present structure between 1668 and 1670.[2] The new mosque comprises a porch and a large rectangular main hall, crowned by a dome supported by four pillars. The central dome is flanked by half-domes on each side, and by smaller domes on each corner. The porch is supported by five arches, each crowned by a small dome, resting on masonry on the sides and four pillars in the middle.[5] During Ottoman times, it was commonly known as the "Wheatmarket Mosque" (Τζαμί του Σταροπάζαρου).[1] During the brief occupation of the city by the Venetian forces in the Morean War (October 1687 – May 1688), the mosque was converted by the Venetians into a Catholic church, dedicated to Dionysius the Areopagite.[6]
Following the outbreak of the
Except for the removal of recent additions and the restoration to its original shape in 1935, the mosque has never undergone a complete restoration, and by 2010 had developed serious structural problems. In autumn 2010, the
See also
References
- ^ a b c Φετιχιέ τζαμί. Archaeology of the City of Athens (in Greek). National Research Foundation. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Θα αποκατασταθεί το Φετιχιέ Τζαμί στη Ρωμαϊκή Αγορά (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Giochalas & Kafetzaki 2013, pp. 20, 75.
- ^ Ottoman mosques cast historic light in Greek capital
- ^ Greek Ministry of Culture. Archivedfrom the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Giochalas & Kafetzaki 2013, pp. 22, 75.
- ^ Giochalas & Kafetzaki 2013, p. 75.
- ^ Giochalas & Kafetzaki 2013, pp. 75–76.
- ^ N. Kontrarou-Rassia (4 October 2010). Τα αρχαία φεύγουν, το Φετιχιέ Τζαμί έρχεται (in Greek). Eleftherotypia. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Νέοι καιροί για το Φετιχιέ τζαμί (in Greek). To Vima. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
Further reading
- Giochalas, Thanasis; Kafetzaki, Tonia (2013). Αθήνα. Ιχνηλατώντας την πόλη με οδηγό την ιστορία και τη λογοτεχνία [Athens. Tracing the city through history and literature] (in Greek). Athens: Estia. ISBN 978-960-05-1559-6.