Minaret in Érd
Also known as: Minaret in Érd
minaret tower in Érd, Hungary
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Overview
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The Minaret in Érd stands in Pest County, Hungary, in the old settlement quarter known as Ófalu. An example of Ottoman architecture, it is built of limestone and rises about 23 metres. It is the surviving part of the former Hamza Bey Mosque, and the record associates the name with Hamza-beg Biharović. Of the mosque, only the minaret and the mihrab remain today. The tower is one of just three Ottoman-era minarets still standing in Hungary, the others being in Eger and Pécs. It stands alone beside the trace of an ancient Roman military road, which is still called Mosque Street.
History
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According to the sources, the minaret was built in the 17th century, during Ottoman rule, as part of a mosque constructed by Ottoman Muslims. The mosque itself has not survived; only the minaret and the mihrab remain.
From Wikipedia
The Érd minaret (Hungarian: Érdi minaret) is an Ottoman era minaret tower situated in Érd near capital Budapest in Hungary. It is one of only three Ottoman era minarets still surviving in Hungary. The other two are the Eger minaret and the minaret of Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque in Pécs.
The minaret is 23 metres (75 feet) tall and constructed with limestone. It was built in the 17th century as part of a mosque by Ottoman Muslims and use for the Muslim call to prayer (Adhan). The minaret is a registered monument of Hungary with identification 7014 and reference number 7012.
The minaret stands alone in Érd-Ófalu, near the dam of the Danube, next to a trace of an ancient Roman military road. This road is still called Mecset Street, which means "Mosque Street", a subtle reference to the mosque that one stood there.
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Sources
Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A6%D8%B0%D9%86%D8%A9_%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AF
Wikipedia (de): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza-Bey-Moschee
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rd_minaret
Wikipedia (ru): https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%B2_%D0%AD%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89rd_Minaresi