Hawzah News Agency- (Athens, Greece) This will be the second monument located inside the agora that will be fully restored and open to the public, after the opening of the Tower of the Winds nearby. The building is one of the most important of the ottoman period in Athens’ historical center. According to the head of the Ephorate, Eleni Banou, the 17th century mosque will also be used for temporary exhibitions and other events relating to Athens and its architecture.

The restoration was conducted by the Department of Restoration of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Monuments, and aimed at addressing two key needs: The removal of a series of morphological problems and the repair of accumulated damage on the building.

Fethiye Mosque was built on the ruins of a Christian basilica dating from the middle Byzantine period and was converted to a mosque during Ottoman times, when it was commonly known as the “Wheat market Mosque.” It is built according to the architectural type of “quatrefoil” or “clover-leaf-cross-in-square,” as its wide central dome is supported by four smaller domes in cruciform layout.

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