Orta Mosque, Veria
| Orta Mosque | |
|---|---|
Ορτά Τζαμί | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Veria, Central Macedonia, Greece |
  Shown within Greece | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°31′17″N 22°12′03″E / 40.521286°N 22.200929°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | mosque |
| Style | Ottoman |
| Date established | 1490 |
The Orta Mosque (Greek: Ορτά Τζαμί, from the Turkish Orta Camii, meaning "Middle Mosque") is a late 15th-century Ottoman mosque in the northern Greek city of Veria.
Description
Built in 1490, the mosque is "one of the most notable specimens of Ottoman architecture" in the city. As its Turkish name indicates, it is in the centre of the city, between the Kentriki, Leonidou and Themistokleous streets.
The
grouting of the building's external walls is used in decorative manner, protruding from the masonry. The minaret features a particularly striking decoration resembling lattice work.[3] Wooden buildings were formerly joined to the building, as old photos and traces in the northeastern and southwestern corners attest.[3] The mosque was declared a preserved monument in 1938, but has variously been used as a house, a musical instruments workshop and a stonemason's workshop.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Marge & Matskani 2007, p. 74.
- ^ Marge & Matskani 2007, pp. 74–75.
- ^ a b c Marge & Matskani 2007, p. 75.
Sources
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- Marge, Anastasia I.; Matskani, Anna S. (2007). "Η οθωμανική αρχιτεκτονική στην πόλη της Βέροιας" [The Ottoman architecture in the city of Veroia]. Αρχαιολογία και Τέχνες (in Greek) (105): 72–78. ISSN 1108-2402.
