Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά, Turkish: Kara Musa Paşa Camii) is a historical Ottoman mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, Greece.
| Kara Musa Pasha Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Rethymno |
| Province | Crete |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Museum |
| Location | |
| Location | Rethymno, Greece |
| Municipality | Rethymno |
| State | Greece |
  Shown within Greece | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°21′59.69″N 24°28′44.08″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Completed | 17th century |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 1 |
| Minaret(s) | 1 (destroyed) |
| Materials | Stone |
History
Located on Arkadiou street, it was most likely erected during the 1680s, or right after the conquest of the city in 1646,[1] perhaps by the Ottoman governor of Crete,[2] on the site of a Venetian monastery dedicated to Saint Barbara.[1][3] Another date of erection suggested is 1683.[3] Today it is preserved in its entirety in good condition, save for its minaret, of which only the base survives.[2] It has been restored by the Greek Archaeological Service, and is being considered to be made into a museum about the Ottoman architecture of Crete.[2]
Architecture
After the monastery's conversion into mosque in the seventeenth century, a dome and a minaret was added to it by the Ottoman Turks.[4]
In the area there is also a fountain topped with a dome, which has two sides: one side facing Arkadiou Street, and the other the courtyard of the mosque. Under its dome is the entrance to the mosque. A turbes (a type of vaulted funerary structure) is preserved in the precinct, in which the founder of the mosque, Kara Musa Pasha, was probably buried.[1]
Gallery
- Kara Musa Pasha Mosque
Mosque and fountained surrounded by plantlife.
Gate.
View of the fountain.
References
- "Τζαμί Καρά Μουσά Πασά" [Kara Musa Pasha Mosque]. rethymno.gr (in Greek). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- Kolovos, Elias (2015). "Monuments sans héritiers ? Les édifices ottomans de Crète". Anatoli. 6 (6): 237–256. doi:10.4000/anatoli.308.
- "Καρά Μουσά Πασά Τζαμί [συνοικία]" [Kara Musa Pasha Mosque (neighbourhood)]. historicalcrete.ims.forth.gr (in Greek). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
- "Ρέθυμνο, το τζαμί του Καρά Μουσά Πασά" [Rethymno, the mosque of Kara Musa Pasha]. explorecrete.com (in Greek). Retrieved November 28, 2022.
External links
Media related to Kara Musa Pasha Mosque at Wikimedia Commons
