Alaca Imaret Mosque
| Alaca Imaret Mosque | |
|---|---|
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
 Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Region | Macedonia |
| Province | Thessaloniki |
| District | Thessaloniki |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Architectural style | Islamic, Ottoman architecture |
| Completed | 1484 or 1487 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 1, now destroyed |
| Materials | stone and brick |
Alaca Imaret Mosque or Ishak Pasha Mosque is a 15th-century Ottoman Mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece.[1]
Architecture
It was built by order of Ishak Pasha in 1484 or 1487.[1] It consists of a mosque with an imaret (public charity kitchen). The mosque and imaret are not in use anymore. The mosque has a reverse T plan common to early Ottoman architecture, the prayer hall is covered by two large domes, it has a portico covered by five smaller domes. It had one minaret, which was destroyed after 1912, when Thessaloniki became part of Greece. It is under restoration till now.
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Coordinates: 40°38′21″N 22°56′59″E / 40.63917°N 22.94972°E
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