Kara Musa Pasha Mosque in Rethymno

Kara Musa Pasha, the the Ottoman governor of Rethymno between 1670 and 1692, founded this mosque ca. 1683. Other structures within the mosque complex consist of a domed water fountain, which remains functional, and a domed mausoleum, now in a ruined state. The Kara Musa Pasha Mosque aligns with the qibla and follows a common Ottoman architectural mosque plan, consisting of a square building with a single dome, and a rectangular portico featuring three smaller domes. The mosque was financially supported by a vakf that consisted of the revenue from Amnatos and Perivolia. Following the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923, the mosque was no longer used. After a period of abandonment, the mosque has undergone conservation: it was first restored between 1978 and 1980, and again from 2007 to 2008, with funding from the Third Community Support Framework.