The Mosque in Monastiraki Square
(in the centre of Athens) was built in 1759 by the then voivode (governor) of
Athens Tzisdarakis, in the heart of the area known as the “Kato Pazari”. It was
also called the Lower Fountain Mosque, from the fountain in front of it. After
the founding of the Greek state in 1830, it was used from time to time as a
practice space for military musicians, a prison and a warehouse. In 1915 it was
restored by Anastasios Orlandos. Between 1918 and 1973, it housed the Museum of
Greek Handicrafts, as the modern day Museum of Greek Folk Art was initially
called. Since 1975, it has operated as a branch of the Museum of Greek Folk
Art, hosting an exhibition of Modern Greek pottery.
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