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{{short description|Historical mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece}}
{{About|the mosque in Thessaloniki|the mosque in [[Rhodes]]|Hamza Bey Mosque (Rhodes)}}
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'''Hamza Bey Mosque''' is a 15th-century [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman]] [[Mosque]] in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]].
'''Hamza Bey Mosque''' ({{langx|el|Αλκαζάρ Θεσσαλονίκης}}, {{langx|tr|Hamza Bey Camii}}) is a 15th-century [[Ottoman architecture|Ottoman]] [[Mosque]] in [[Thessaloniki]], [[Greece]].
<ref name="test">[http://books.google.com/books?id=a6bTqHgrWdoC&pg=PT220&dq=hamza+bey+mosque++thessaloniki&hl=nl&sa=X&ei=WzfIUfGpFo7ZsgblqYDACw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAA ]</ref> Modern Thessalonians commonly know it as '''Alkazar''', after a cinema that operated in the premises for decades.
<ref name="test">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a6bTqHgrWdoC&dq=hamza+bey+mosque++thessaloniki&pg=PT220|title = The Rough Guide to Greece|date = 4 May 2012|isbn = 9781409359593}}</ref> Modern Thessalonians commonly known it as '''Alkazar''', after a cinema that operated in the premises for decades.


==History==
==History==
It was build by order of Hafsa Hatun, the daughter of [[Isa Bey Evrenosoğlu]], but named after Hamza Bey, the [[Beylerbey]] of [[Rumeli]]. It was damaged in later earthquakes and fires and was rebuilt in 1620. Following the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]], the mosque no longer functioned as a religious building and became the property of the [[National Bank of Greece]]. It initially housed various military services, and although it was declared a protected monument in 1926, it was sold in 1928 to private owners. The building was subsequently used for several decades as a shoppinc centre and cinema, and suffered extensive modifications. The mosque was handed over to the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2006, and restoration work has been under way since.
It was built by order of Hafsa Hatun, the daughter of [[Isa Bey Evrenosoğlu]], but named after [[Hamza Bey]], the [[Beylerbey]] of [[Rumeli]]. It was damaged in later earthquakes and fires and was rebuilt in 1620, and a medrassa was added.
Following the [[population exchange between Greece and Turkey]], the mosque no longer functioned as a religious building and became the property of the [[National Bank of Greece]]. It initially housed various military services, and although it was declared a protected monument in 1926, it was sold in 1928 to private owners.
The building was subsequently used for several decades as a cinema, and suffered extensive modifications. The mosque was handed over to the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2006, and restoration work has been under way since.


==Architecture==
==Architecture==
The mosque is covered by one dome, it had one minaret which was destroyed after 1923.
The mosque is covered by one [[dome]], it had one [[minaret]] which was removed after 1923.

== See also ==
* [[List of former mosques in Greece]]
* [[List of mosques in Greece]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*Information in Turkish [http://www.tursab.org.tr/tr/dokumantasyon/selanikteki-osmanli-eserleri/hamza-bey-camii_6069.html]
*Information in Turkish [http://www.tursab.org.tr/tr/dokumantasyon/selanikteki-osmanli-eserleri/hamza-bey-camii_6069.html]


{{Mosques in Greece}}
{{Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki}}
{{Ottoman monuments of Thessaloniki}}
{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Ottoman architecture in Thessaloniki]]
[[Category:Ottoman mosques in Greece]]
[[Category:Ottoman mosques in Greece]]
[[Category:Religious buildings completed in 1460]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1460]]
[[Category:15th-century mosques]]
[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1460s]]
[[Category:Religion in Thessaloniki]]
[[Category:15th-century architecture in Greece]]
[[Category:Former mosques in Greece]]
[[Category:Mosque buildings with domes]]
[[Category:Macedonia under the Ottoman Empire]]

Latest revision as of 06:49, 11 December 2024

This article is about the mosque in Thessaloniki. For the mosque in Rhodes, see Hamza Bey Mosque (Rhodes).
Hamza Bey Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
DistrictThessaloniki
ProvinceThessaloniki
RegionCentral Macedonia
Location
LocationThessaloniki, Greece
Architecture
TypeMosque
StyleIslamic, Ottoman architecture
Completed1460
Specifications
Minaret(s)formerly 1, not preserved
Materialsstone and brick

Hamza Bey Mosque (Greek: Αλκαζάρ Θεσσαλονίκης, Turkish: Hamza Bey Camii) is a 15th-century Ottoman Mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. [1] Modern Thessalonians commonly known it as Alkazar, after a cinema that operated in the premises for decades.

History

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It was built by order of Hafsa Hatun, the daughter of Isa Bey Evrenosoğlu, but named after Hamza Bey, the Beylerbey of Rumeli. It was damaged in later earthquakes and fires and was rebuilt in 1620, and a medrassa was added. Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey, the mosque no longer functioned as a religious building and became the property of the National Bank of Greece. It initially housed various military services, and although it was declared a protected monument in 1926, it was sold in 1928 to private owners. The building was subsequently used for several decades as a cinema, and suffered extensive modifications. The mosque was handed over to the Greek Ministry of Culture in 2006, and restoration work has been under way since.

Architecture

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The mosque is covered by one dome, it had one minaret which was removed after 1923.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Rough Guide to Greece. 4 May 2012. ISBN 9781409359593.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hamza Bey Mosque, Thessaloniki.
  • Information in Turkish [1]

40°38′15″N 22°56′30″E / 40.6375°N 22.9417°E / 40.6375; 22.9417

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