Английская Википедия:Ibrahim Han Mosque
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The Ibrahim Han Mosque (Шаблон:Lang-el, from Шаблон:Lang-tr), also known as the Sultan Ibrahim Mosque (Шаблон:Lang-el), is a historical Ottoman mosque in the town of Rethymno, on the island of Crete, in southern Greece. Situated inside the old fortezza of Rethymno, the mosque was originally built as a church by the Venetians but converted into a mosque following the island's conquest at the hands of the Ottomans. Today it functions as an exhibition center.
History
It was built as a Christian church by the Venetians around 1583–5, as the town's cathedral dedicated to Saint Nicholas.Шаблон:Sfn The Venetians transferred the cathedral seat to the fortezza after the previous church was completely destroyed[1] during the 1571 invasion.[2] In 1585, the successor bishop Carrara refused to hold masses in the church, claiming that it was not adequately equipped and the space was too narrow.[2]
Very shortly after the town of Rethymno was conquered by the Ottomans, the church was converted into a mosque dedicated to Sultan Ibrahim I in 1648, with a large, imposing dome added to it.Шаблон:Sfn[3] The complaed became property of the city of Rethymno in 1971; it was restored between 2002 and 2004 by the Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities, and now it is used as an exhibition center.Шаблон:Sfn
Architecture
The mosque's dome is 11 metres in diameter, and rests on eight arches.[2]Шаблон:Sfn Today, the spherical triangles formed in the corners from the arches on its four walls can still be seen, and so does the arch above the entrance.[1] Furthermore, the mihrab with its elaborate relief designs and the base of the demolished minaret inside the building are also still visible.[1] The minaret, which once stood on the northwestern corner of the church/mosque,[2] collapsed at the beginning of the twentieth century, and was never rebuilt.
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