Ahmed III Mosque
Also known as: Ahmed III Mosque
mosque in Corinthia, Greece
Key facts
- Foundation/Institution
- III. Ahmed
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Overview
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The Ahmed III Mosque is an Ottoman building within the fortress of the Acrocorinth in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is also known as the Acrocorinth Mosque and the Ahmed Pasha Mosque. It stands on the site of an earlier mosque dating from the 16th century. The structure is no longer in use as a mosque; it is largely ruined, abandoned and neglected.
History
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An earlier mosque from the 16th century occupied the site. After the Ottoman reconquest of 1715, Sultan Ahmed III commissioned a new mosque there. Some restoration work was carried out in 2000, but the building remains mostly in ruins today.
From Wikipedia
The Ahmed III Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί του Αχμέτ Γ΄), also known as the Acrocorinth Mosque (Greek: Τζαμί της Ακροκορίνθου) or the Ahmed Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Ahmet Paşa Camii), is an Ottoman former mosque, in a ruinous state, located in the fortress of the Acrocorinth, in the Peloponnese, Greece. Built on the site of an earlier 16th-century mosque, the monument was commissioned by Sultan Ahmed III after the Ottoman reconquest of 1715. It now lies in a mostly ruinous state, abandoned and neglected. Some restoration work was completed in 2000.
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Wikipedia (ar): https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB
Wikipedia (en): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_III_Mosque
Wikipedia (es): https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezquita_de_Ahmed_III
Wikipedia (fr): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosqu%C3%A9e_Ahmed_III
Wikipedia (id): https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masjid_Ahmed_III
Wikipedia (tr): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/III._Ahmed_Camii
Wikipedia (ur): https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AC%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%85