Hamza Bey Mosque
| Hamza Bey Mosque | |
|---|---|
 The Mosque | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| District | Thessaloniki |
| Province | Thessaloniki |
| Region | Aegean Macedonia |
| Location | |
| Location |  Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1460 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1, now destroyed |
| Materials | stone and brick |
Hamza Bey Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman Mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. [1]
Architecture
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 rebuild in 1620. Since Thessaloniki became part of Greece in 1912, the mosque is not in use anymore, the minaret has been destroyed and the building was used for various purposes (cinema), in 1977 it was given to the Greek red cross. It was damaged by the 1978 earthquake. The mosque is covered by one dome, it had one minaret which was destroyed after 1912. It is under restoration since 1997 but there has been little progress till now.
References
- Information in Turkish [2]