Yeni Mosque of Thessaloniki
Eclectic Ottoman mosque of 1902 with six-pointed star motifs, later a museum and exhibition hall.
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This guide to the Yeni Mosque in Thessaloniki begins with a puzzle on its balconies and follows the Dönmeh, the Muslim congregation of Sephardic Jewish descent it was built for in Ottoman Salonica. You'll meet its Sicilian architect, a historian's verdict on its style, and a scholarly argument about what its decoration really means. Best heard in the courtyard, among the ancient sarcophagi.
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