The Elassona Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί Ελασσόνας) or Muharrem Pasha Mosque, is an Ottoman mosque at Elassona, Thessaly, Greece, dating to the 17th/18th century.[1]

Elassona Mosque
The mosque in 2018
Religion
AffiliationIslam
RegionThessaly
Year consecrated17th or 18th century
Location
MunicipalityElassona
CountryGreece
Elassona Mosque is located in Greece
Elassona Mosque
Shown within Greece
Geographic coordinates39°53′38.7″N 22°11′08.9″E / 39.894083°N 22.185806°E / 39.894083; 22.185806
Architecture
StyleOttoman architecture

A simple and austere structure, the mosque comprises a single, square prayer hall. It is covered by a dome resting on an octagonal dome supported by pendentives.[1] The walls are of rough masonry with irregular brick bands.[1] The prayer hall is illuminated by 16 windows, arranged in two rows. The windows are framed by plaster frames on the interior.[1] The mihrab is decorated with plain muqarnas.[1] A wooden gallery once existed above the entrance, and a wooden porch stood before the gateway.[1] The founder's inscription above the entrance has been erased.[1] A minaret stood on the northwestern corner,[1] but collapsed in 1961.

Work has been carried out to improve structural stability, but the building is not open to the public.[1] For some time, the building was used to store parts of the Elassona archaeological collection.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Το Οθωμανικό Τέμενος Ελασσόνας" (in Greek). Larissa Ephorate of Antiquities. Retrieved 10 November 2018.