The Bayrakli Mosque (, from , "Mosque of the Standard-bearer") is a historical Ottoman-era mosque in the city of Larissa, Thessaly, Greece.

Description

The mosque is situated in the centre of the city, at the junction of Papaflessa and Ossis streets. Its masonry of brick-enclosed ashlar dates it to the 15th/16th centuries, contemporary to the bedesten market. Only two walls of the interior hall survive, incorporated in a modern structure.

Bayrakli Mosque, Larissa

The mosque reportedly derived its name from the fact that its imam used to hoist a flag (Turkish bayrak) to give the signal for the other mosques to begin the call to prayer for the faithful.

Bayrakli Mosque, Larissa

See also

Islam in Greece

List of former mosques in Greece

References

Buildings and structures in Larissa

Former mosques in Greece

Ottoman mosques in Greece

Ottoman architecture in Thessaly

15th-century mosques

15th-century architecture in Greece

Bayrakli Mosque, Larissa