Yeni Mosque, Larissa
{{short description|Historic mosque in Larissa, Greece}}
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The Yeni Mosque ({{langx|el|Γενί Τζαμί}}, from {{langx|tr|Yeni Camii}}, "New Mosque") is a historical mosque in Larissa, Greece.
History
The mosque was built around the turn of the 20th century, in the centre of the city, at 31is Avgoustou Road.{{cite web | url = http://larisa.culture.gr/index.php/arxaiologikoi-xoroi-kai-mnimeia/9-uncategorised/78-arxaiologikos-xoros-2 | title = Το Γενί (Νέο) Τζαμί της Λάρισας | language = el | publisher = Larissa Ephorate of Antiquities | access-date = 10 November 2018}} Its exact date of construction, as well as its founder, are unknown, but the neoclassical decoration both on the exterior as well as in the interior point to sometime in the 19th century. It was the last of several mosques built in the city under Ottoman rule, whence its name.{{cite web | url = http://culture.larissa-dimos.gr/article.php?article_id=114&topic_id=97&level=3&belongs=11&area_id=1&lang=gr | title = Γενί Τζαμί | language = el | work = Municipality of Larissa Cultural Portal | publisher = Municipality of Larissa | access-date = 22 November 2018}}
The mosque continued to be used by the local Muslims until 1924, when they left in consequence of the Greco-Turkish population exchange. From 1939 to 1941 building was used to house the Municipal Library and a small archaeological collection, which was partly looted by the occupying forces during the Axis occupation of Greece. The earthquakes of 1941, 1955, 1957, and 1980 damaged the building. From the late 1950s until 2011 the building housed the Larissa Archaeological Museum.
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{{Mosques in Greece}}
{{Ottoman monuments of Thessaly}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Larissa
Category:Former mosques in Greece
Category:Ottoman mosques in Greece
Category:Ottoman architecture in Thessaly