Yeah I remember that story. I am really not the best one to ask about such issues but I think there are some rituals followed for when a site is initially declared as a mosque.
Cool thread btw! Here is the MENA thread about Middle-Eastern and North African Churches (which has pictures of my town's Spanish church :cheers: ).
The thing I dislike about most of these mosques (as I have mentioned) is their design. It looks like colonialist architecture. There is no connection between where the mosque is and what it looks like.
If you look at the thread of MENA churches, you will see that the architecture doesn't usually fit the general scene either. Nothing wrong with a little bit of variety regardless of the historical content.
I think it is wrong and odd to build Ottoman or Arabian mosques in European cities. They just look out of place and more often than not they look incredibly cheap.
It's probably just cheaper and more conservative to copy an earlier model of a mosque than to venture into being the avant-garde of a completely different mosque architecture. Remember that those styles took centuries to develop and perfect.
I personally never found the different architecture style of the church in my town to be visually disturbing. It was cute and unique. I do agree however that a mosque with Gothic or Renaissance architecture would be cute too.
^^ yes for example, but that mosque stands out in the middle of what appears to be a shitty neighbourhood, but I think that instead of the mosque of Paris shown in the first page, this one would suit better there
BTW, it's a baroque style mosque, there are a couple such examples in Istanbul which goes to show that mosques can come in any shape and style, just like churches, with a couple of defining features.
^^ That's a very poor and out-dated pic of the Suleiman Mosque in the old town of Rhodes. It's been restored since that pic, as have other historic mosques on the island and throughout Greece.
The Suleiman mosque was originally built in 1523 and rebuilt in 1828. It commemorates the Sultan's victory over the island. As you can see the elaborate minaret has been rebuilt.
There are many other mosques on Rhodes, including the beautifully crafted Mosque of Aga.
The Mosque of Ibrahim Pasha, 1531.
The Mosque of Murat Reis in the Turkish cemetery.
Elsewhere in Greece, the 16th century Koursoun Cami in Trikala by Sinan Pasha, the same architect as the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, has been restored and heritage listed, although no longer functioning as a mosque.
The Aslam Pasha Mosque, 1619 in Ioannina north-western Greece. Now a museum.
The Mosque of Gazi Hassan Pasha, 18th century on the island of Kos. Now serving as shops.
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