Hasan Baba Tekke
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![]() View of the complex from Edward Dodwell's Views in Greece (1821), showing the now vanished mosque, with the dome of the türbe in the background | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Islam |
Region | Thessaly |
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Municipality | Larissa |
Country | Greece |
Geographic coordinates | 39°51′37.0″N 22°31′52.3″E / 39.860278°N 22.531194°E |
Architecture | |
Style | Ottoman architecture |
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The Hasan Baba Tekke (
History
Following his death, Hasan Baba became known as a miracle-worker, and the tekke became a site of pilgrimage for faithful from all over the
Since 1987, the türbe is under the purview of the 7th
Architecture
The main surviving structure is the türbe, a square structure with sides 5.9 m long and 9 m high. It is roofed with a brick dome, supported by an octagonal drum and covered with leaden sheets.[1][2] It originally featured a porch covered in three small domes, but it collapsed in 1930, after the marble capitals of its columns were removed. The interior was originally covered in plaster, decorated with inscriptions from the Quran, which are partly preserved, and floral patterns in white on black background.[1][2] The türbe is dated to the late 14th or early 15th centuries,[2] while a square annex on its eastern side dates to the late 17th century.[1] The building of the kitchens also survives, while most of the surrounding area has been given over to the village of Tempi for its cemetery, or has been converted to fields.[1] The ruins of the mosque, whose appearance is known from the depiction of Edward Dodwell, are to the northwest of the türbe.[2]
References
Further reading
- Eyice, Semavi (1997). "HASAN BABA TEKKESİ". TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 16 (Hanefî Mezhebi̇ – Hayâ) (in Turkish). Istanbul: ISBN 978-975-389-443-2.
- Vakalopoulos, Apostolos (1972). Τα κάστρα του Πλαταμώνα και της Ωριάς Τεμπών και ο τεκές του Χασάν Μπαμπά [The castles of Platamon and Oria at Tempe and the tekke of Hasan Baba] (in Greek). Thessaloniki: Society for Macedonian Studies.