Tzistarakis Mosque

File / Documentation

Name

224969_sv.jpg

Size

4.01 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

ba37b295c7058836a26b44fa66308780

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, view from street level of front of mosque, with shops at street level, 1985

Work type

Mosque

Medium

limestone

stone