Alatza Imaret

Early ottoman mosque, former spiritual center of the neighborhood

Alatza Imaret (meaning colorful kitchen, a.k.a. Ishak Pasha Mosque) was built by order of Ishak Pasha, the Grand Vizer and Governor of the city in 1484. (A dedicatory inscription appears at the entran...

Another poorly maintained heritage building

There are plenty of attractive old buildings to be found in Thessaloniki, but the unfortunate aspect is that some of them are very poorly maintained. An example is this ancient mosque which doesn't se...

Cultural Space

Located just outside the city center (still within reasonable walking distance) is this 15th century mosque/imaret (modern-day ‘soup kitchen’). Unfortunately, it was severely damaged about 100 years a...

Worth to visit

İt is an ottoman period building. İt is not open at any time. Sometimes there are some exhibitions held in this old building. İt’s worth to visit.

Impressive building but slightly neglected

Inside a neighbourhood stands this building. It had once much better times. Today it seems as neglected. I found it closed.