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Veli Pasha Mosque
Veli Pasha Mosque
	The mosque
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Status	Museum
Location
Location	Rethymno, Crete, Greece
	Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates	35°21′49″N 24°28′40″E / 35.36361°N 24.47778°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	1650s
Specifications
Dome(s)	9
Minaret(s)	1
Materials	Brick, stone

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The Veli Pasha Mosque (Greek: Βελή Πασά Τζαμί, from Turkish: Veli Paşa Camii), also known as the Mastaba Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί του Μασταμπά) from its location and currently houses the Paleontological Museum of Rethymno (Greek: Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο Ρεθύμνου), is a historical Ottoman-era mosque in the town of Rethymno, Crete, in south Greece. Originally built in the mid of the seventeenth century shortly after the fall of Rethymno to the Ottomans, it now functions as a museum of the pre-history of the island of Crete.

History

Veli Pasha Mosque was built outside the walls by a supporter of Gazi Hüseyin Pasha on the site of an older Christian church dedicated to Saint Onuphrius.^[1]^[2] It is associated with the conquest of Rethymno by the Ottomans in 1646; on the site that the Ottoman troops made their military camp, the Muslim community of the town would later erect the mosque of Veli Pasha, perhaps around 1651.^[3] The oldest attestation of the mosque goes back to 1657, in the account of the local governor of Rethymno.^[4]

It was heavily damaged by bombing in World War II.^[2]^[4] The monument was later restored in the early 2010s and now houses the Paleontological Museum of Rethymno.^[5]^[2] It was granted to the Goulandris Natural History Museum by decision of the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, and opened to the public in 2008.^[4]

Architecture

Veli Pasha Mosque has a roof with six small domes and a portico surmounted by three larger domes, amounting to nine domes in total. Its old complex also included thirteen cells, a tekke, an institution for the gathering of dervishes, who in those years followed the armies and played an important role in the socialization of urban and rural Muslims.^[5]^[2]^[4]

Its tall and wholly surviving minaret is dated a little later than the mosque itself; according to an inscription found on it, it was constructed in 1789,^[1] making it Rethymno's oldest surviving minaret.^[2]^[4]^[3] The inscription also bears the words "God bless it! Glory and gratitude to the Lord... We made a donation and renovated the minaret so that the adhan can be heard and for God's mercy".^[5]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Katsipoulaki 2009, p. 21.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Τζαμί Βελί Πασά - Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο" [Veli Pasha Mosque-Palaeontological Museum]. cretevantaxi.com (in Greek). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Το τζαμί Βελή Πασά και η ιστορία του στην διάρκεια των αιώνων" [Veli Pasha Mosque and its History Throughout the Centuries]. goodnet.gr (in Greek). May 20, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Το Τζαμί του Βελί Πασά στο Ρέθυμνο (Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο)" [The Mosque of Veli Pasha at Rethymno (Palaeontological Museum)]. iscreta.gr (in Greek). 27 March 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Kolovos, Elias (December 4, 2008). Τα οθωμανικά μνημεία του Ρεθύμνου [The Ottoman monuments of Rethymnon] (in Greek). Retrieved September 11, 2020.

Bibliography

Katsipoulaki, Vassilia (2009). Η τουριστική κίνηση του νομού Ρεθύμνης. Εξέλιξη και προοπτική [The tourist activity of the Rethymno prefecture. Evolution and perspective] (PDF) (in Greek). Kavala.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

Media related to Veli Pasha Mosque (Rethymno) at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTEKatsipoulaki200921-1] Katsipoulaki 2009, p. 21.

[:01-2] "Τζαμί Βελί Πασά - Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο" [Veli Pasha Mosque-Palaeontological Museum]. cretevantaxi.com (in Greek). Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[:03-3] "Το τζαμί Βελή Πασά και η ιστορία του στην διάρκεια των αιώνων" [Veli Pasha Mosque and its History Throughout the Centuries]. goodnet.gr (in Greek). May 20, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[:02-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Το Τζαμί του Βελί Πασά στο Ρέθυμνο (Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο)" [The Mosque of Veli Pasha at Rethymno (Palaeontological Museum)]. iscreta.gr (in Greek). 27 March 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[:kol-5] Kolovos, Elias (December 4, 2008). Τα οθωμανικά μνημεία του Ρεθύμνου [The Ottoman monuments of Rethymnon] (in Greek). Retrieved September 11, 2020.

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+| architecture_type    = [[Mosque]]
+| architecture_style = [[Ottoman architecture]]
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-The '''Veli Pasha Mosque''' ({{lang-el|Βελή Πασά Τζαμί}}, from {{lang-tr|Veli Paşa Camii}}), also known as the '''Mastaba Mosque''' ({{lang-el|Τζαμί του Μασταμπά}}) from its location and currently known as the '''Paleontological Museum of Rethymno''' ({{lang-el|Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο Ρεθύμνου}}), is a historical [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman-era]] mosque in the town of [[Rethymno]], [[Crete]], in south [[Greece]]. Originally built in the mid of the seventeenth century shortly after the [[Siege of Rethymno|fall of Rethymno]] to the Ottomans, it now functions as a museum of the pre-history of the island of Crete.
+The '''Veli Pasha Mosque''' ({{langx|el|Βελή Πασά Τζαμί}}, from {{langx|tr|Veli Paşa Camii}}), also known as the '''Mastaba Mosque''' ({{langx|el|Τζαμί του Μασταμπά}}) from its location and currently houses the [[Paleontological Museum of Rethymno]] ({{langx|el|Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο Ρεθύμνου}}), is a historical [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman-era]] mosque in the town of [[Rethymno]], [[Crete]], in south [[Greece]]. Originally built in the mid of the seventeenth century shortly after the [[Siege of Rethymno|fall of Rethymno]] to the Ottomans, it now functions as a museum of the pre-history of the island of Crete.
 == History ==
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+Veli Pasha Mosque was built outside the walls by a supporter of [[Gazi Hüseyin Pasha]] on the site of an older Christian church dedicated to [[Saint Onuphrius]].{{sfn|Katsipoulaki|2009|page=21}}<ref name=":01">{{cite web | url = https://www.cretevantaxi.com/gr/blog/tzami-beli-pasa---palaiontologiko-mouseio-44 | website = cretevantaxi.com | access-date = December 14, 2022 | language = Greek | title = Τζαμί Βελί Πασά - Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο | trans-title = Veli Pasha Mosque-Palaeontological Museum}}</ref> It is associated with the [[Siege of Rethymno|conquest of Rethymno]] by the Ottomans in 1646; on the site that the Ottoman troops made their military camp, the Muslim community of the town would later erect the mosque of Veli Pasha, perhaps around 1651.<ref name=":03">{{cite web | language = Greek | access-date = December 14, 2022 | url = https://www.goodnet.gr/news-item/to-tzami-beli-pasa-kai-i-istoria-tou-stin-diarkeia-ton-aionon.html | website = goodnet.gr | date = May 20, 2022 | title = Το τζαμί Βελή Πασά και η ιστορία του στην διάρκεια των αιώνων | trans-title = Veli Pasha Mosque and its History Throughout the Centuries}}</ref> The oldest attestation of the mosque goes back to 1657, in the account of the local governor of Rethymno.<ref name=":02"/>
-It was heavily damaged during bombing in [[World War II]].<ref name=":01"/><ref name=":02">{{cite web | url = http://iscreta.gr/2016/03/το-τζαμί-του-βελί-πασά-στο-ρέθυμνο-παλα/ | website = iscreta.gr | language = Greek | access-date = December 14, 2022 | title = Το Τζαμί του Βελί Πασά στο Ρέθυμνο (Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο) | trans-title = The Mosque of Veli Pasha at Rethymno (Palaeontological Museum)}}</ref> The monument was later restored in the early 2010s and now houses the Paleontological Museum of Rethymno.<ref name=":kol">{{cite book | first = Elias | last = Kolovos | language = Greek | title = Τα οθωμανικά μνημεία του Ρεθύμνου | trans-title = The Ottoman monuments of Rethymnon | date = December 4, 2008 | access-date = September 11, 2020 | url = https://agonigrammi.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/τα-οθωμανικά-μνημεία-του-ρεθύμνου/}}</ref><ref name=":01"/> It was granted to the [[Goulandris Natural History Museum]] by decision of the Greek [[Ministry of Culture and Sports (Greece)|Ministry of Culture and Sports]], and opened to the public in 2008.<ref name=":02"/>
+It was heavily damaged by bombing in [[World War II]].<ref name=":01"/><ref name=":02">{{cite web | url = http://iscreta.gr/2016/03/το-τζαμί-του-βελί-πασά-στο-ρέθυμνο-παλα/ | website = iscreta.gr | language = Greek | access-date = December 14, 2022 | title = Το Τζαμί του Βελί Πασά στο Ρέθυμνο (Παλαιοντολογικό Μουσείο) | date = 27 March 2016 | trans-title = The Mosque of Veli Pasha at Rethymno (Palaeontological Museum)}}</ref> The monument was later restored in the early 2010s and now houses the [[Paleontological Museum of Rethymno]].<ref name=":kol">{{cite book | first = Elias | last = Kolovos | language = Greek | title = Τα οθωμανικά μνημεία του Ρεθύμνου | trans-title = The Ottoman monuments of Rethymnon | date = December 4, 2008 | access-date = September 11, 2020 | url = https://agonigrammi.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/τα-οθωμανικά-μνημεία-του-ρεθύμνου/}}</ref><ref name=":01"/> It was granted to the [[Goulandris Natural History Museum]] by decision of the Greek [[Ministry of Culture and Sports (Greece)|Ministry of Culture and Sports]], and opened to the public in 2008.<ref name=":02"/>
 == Architecture ==
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-[[Category:Ottoman mosques in Greece]]
+[[Category:Ottoman mosques in Crete]]
 [[Category:17th-century architecture in Greece]]
-[[Category:17th-century mosques]]
+[[Category:Mosques completed in the 1650s]]
-[[Category:Ottoman Crete]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Rethymno (regional unit)]]
-[[Category:Religious buildings and structures in Crete]]
 [[Category:Rethymno]]
 [[Category:Mosque buildings with domes]]