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The oldest historical reference to the mosque can be dated back to 1654, just a few years after the Ottoman conquest of the town; a document from 1671 mentions its dependence on the Valide Sultan Mosque in Bahçe Kapısı, in Constantinople (now Istanbul). [1]
The Fortezza of Rethymno has an irregular plan, and its walls have a total length of 1,307 m (4,288 ft). The walls contain the following demi-bastions: [1] St Nicolas Bastion – the demi-bastion at the east end of the fortress. It contains a Venetian-era building which was possibly originally a storehouse or laboratory. [7]
Veli Pasha Mosque was built outside the walls by a supporter of Gazi Hüseyin Pasha on the site of an older Christian church dedicated to Saint Onuphrius. [1] [2] It is associated with the conquest of Rethymno by the Ottomans in 1646; on the site that the Ottoman troops made their military camp, the Muslim community of the town would later erect the mosque of Veli Pasha, perhaps around 1651. [3]
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The cathedral measures 58.72 metres (192.7 ft) by 18 metres (59 ft) and is built on the ground plan of a Latin cross.. The façade reveals the different influences which inspired the anonymous architect: the blind arcades in the lower part, decorated with circular openings and lozenges, the loggiato in the middle part and the surmounting tympanum are in Pisan Romanesque style.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast of Sicily dating from the era of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, and a bridge in Palermo, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
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Enosi Atromitou Rethymniakou, more commonly known as EAR, was a Greek football club based in Rethymno, Crete and was part of the EAR multi-sport club. Throughout its history of 16 years, the club played nine seasons in Beta Ethniki, the second tier of the Greek football league system and came very close to promote to top tier during the 1993–94 season, [1] a feat that has never been matched ...