Tzistarakis Mosque

File / Documentation

Name

224965_sv.jpg

Size

4.86 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

9fcd145b2c811208700d6bf7178a853b

Creator(s)

Greek, Islamic

Time period

creation date: 1759/1172 AH, destruction date: minaret, 1839-1843, restoration date: by Anastasios Orlandos, 1915, other date: used to house the Museum of Greek Hancrafts/Decorative Arts, 1918-1973, other date: used as an annex to the Greek Folk Art Museum, after 1959, other date: damaged by an earthquake, 1981, restoration date: reopened to the public after restoration following an earthquake, 1991

Location

Site: Athens (Greece)

Cultural context

Greek

Islamic

Description

exterior, southern facade, 1985

Work type

Mosque

Medium

limestone

stone