Rejep Pasha Mosque, Ottoman mosque in Rhodes, Greece
Rejep Pasha Mosque is an Ottoman-era religious building in the old city of Rhodes characterized by a twelve-sided dome set above a square chamber. A slender minaret with a polygonal base rises beside the main structure, and the entire building displays the architectural features typical of its period.
Recep Pasha Mosque was commissioned in 1588 by Reçep Pasha, a Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, as the dedicatory inscription above its entrance states. It rose on today's Dorieos square, one of the mosques built after Rhodes fell to the Ottomans in 1522. Neglect left it near ruin; part of its portico collapsed in 2011, and it is closed to worship and visits.
The mosque is named after Reçep Pasha, the Ottoman grand vizier who commissioned it in 1588, as the dedicatory inscription above the door records. That inscription expresses the wish that the space "may inspire an uplifting of the spirit". The interior keeps 16th-century Iznik tile panels with Quranic verses in calligraphy, and painted floral panels above the windows follow Iznik colours and motifs.
The mosque is not open for worship or visits as of 2025 because of its poor condition. Part of the portico collapsed in 2011, and scaffolding has stood for over 25 years without repairs being completed. It stands on Dorieos square in the old walled city; the courtyard fountain and the mausoleum of Reçep Pasha can be seen from outside.
The mausoleum of Reçep Pasha stands east of the mosque, its windows framed by interlocking voussoirs typical of high Ottoman masonry, and holds his sarcophagus. The octagonal ablution fountain west of the building survives in good condition, though wild vegetation covers it. The mosque's interior keeps 16th-century Iznik tile panels with Quranic verses in calligraphy.
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