Mosque· Edirne merkez, Edirne

Balaban Paşa Mescidi

Built1500StyleOttoman architecture

Balaban Paşa Mescidi is a mosque in Edirne merkez, Edirne; The plot where the now-vanished building once stood is registered as a "vacant lot." Source research has revealed that the masjid was built by Balaban Pasha in the 15th century, that it had a wooden roof and a single minaret, that after its founder died in AD 1446 he was buried in its courtyard cemetery, and that in later years the masjid was converted into a mosque.

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Source: Kültür Envanteri · Wikidata This information is compiled from the sources shown.

The plot where the now-vanished building once stood is registered as a "vacant lot." Source research has revealed that the masjid was built by Balaban Pasha in the 15th century, that it had a wooden roof and a single minaret, that after its founder died in AD 1446 he was buried in its courtyard cemetery, and that in later years the masjid was converted into a mosque. When it was demolished is unknown; the mosque's rubble was recorded as sold in 1926 and its plot in 1940.

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