Fethiye Mosque
The Fethiye Mosque is a former mosque in central Athens, Greece. Completed in the 17th-century during the Ottoman-era, the mosque was repurposed after Greek independence in 1834, it fell into disrepair, but after renovations it was reopened to the public in 2017 for cultural purposes.Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: building in Athens, Attica Region, Greece
- Also known as: “Fethiye Camii” and “Fethiye Mosque, Athens”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilisation, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 330 metres south of Fethiye Mosque.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Erechtheion is situated 260 metres south of Fethiye Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monastiraki and Anafiotika.
Monastiraki
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Plaka
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.
Fethiye Mosque
- Categories: mosque, exhibition space, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Urdu—“Fethiye Mosque” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Xhamia Fethiye”
- Albanian: “Xhamia Fetije”
- Arabic: “مسجد فتحية”
- Azerbaijani: “Fəthiyyə məscidi (Afina)”
- Azerbaijani: “Fəthiyyə məscidi”
- Bengali: “ফেথিয়ে মসজিদ (এথেন্স)”
- Bengali: “ফেথিয়ে মসজিদ”
- Catalan: “Mesquita de Fethiye”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسجد فتحيه”
- Finnish: “Fetihién moskeija”
- French: “mosquée de la Victoire”
- French: “Mosquée Fethiye”
- French: “mosquée Fethiyé”
- German: “Fethije-Moschee”
- Greek: “Φετιχιέ τζαμί Αθήνας”
- Greek: “Φετιχιέ Τζαμί”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Fethi Athena”
- Indonesian: “Masjid Fethiye Athena”
- Italian: “Moschea Fethiye”
- Romanian: “Moscheea Fethiye din Atena”
- Romanian: “Moscheea Fethiye”
- Russian: “Фетхие-джами (Афины)”
- Russian: “Фетхие-джами”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de Fethiye”
- Turkish: “Fethiye Camii”
- Urdu: “مسجد فتحیہ (ایتھنز)”
- Urdu: “مسجد فتحیہ”
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