Fethiye Mosque (Athens) | museum, place with historical importance, Ottoman Empire, interesting place, 15th century construction

Greece / Attiki / Athens / Panos ke Pelopida
 museum, place with historical importance, mosque, Ottoman Empire, interesting place, 15th century construction
The Fethiye Mosque was built on the ruins of a Christian basilica from the middle Byzantine period (8th/9th centuries). The Christian church was converted into a mosque in 1456/58, soon after the Ottoman conquest of the Duchy of Athens, to coincide with the visit to the city by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1458.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fethiye_Mosque_(Athens)
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Coordinates:   37°58'28"N   23°43'35"E
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