Aladja Imaret Mosque (Thessaloniki)

Greece / Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki
 monument, mosque, Ottoman Empire
Built in 1484, according to the inscription over its entrance, this mosque was named Aladja (=colorful) from the colored bricks that formed diamond-shaped decorations on its (now destroyed) minaret. It also functioned as a poorhouse (imaret) offering food and bed to the poor and the strangers.
It underwent major repairs in 1819 and recently, and it is now used as an art exhibition hall.
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Coordinates:   40°38'21"N   22°56'58"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago