The Zincirli Mosque, officially Zinzirli Mosque ( el, Ζινζιρλί Τζαμί, meaning "mosque of the chains" in Turkish), is a historical

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

in the city of

Serres Sérres ( el, Σέρρες ) is a city in Macedonia, Greece, capital of the Serres regional unit and second largest city in the region of Central Macedonia, after Thessaloniki. Serres is one of the administrative and economic centers of Northe ...

in northern

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. The mosques is located in the southwestern corner of the city. A middle-size mosque, it comprises a central, square prayer space with a two-storey colonnaded portico on its eastern, northern, and western sides; the

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lies in the southern side, while the entrance is from the northern. The central space is covered by a dome, while the porticoes are topped by keel-shaped domes. The pulpit ( minbar) is located on the southwestern corner of the building. It is made of marble, and is one of the finest examples surviving in Greece today. The entrance features a column-supported porch topped by small domes above the spaces between the columns. While the main structure's masonry features dressed or rough stones surrounded by bricks, the porch is entirely of carefully dressed limestone ashlars. Its architecture and layout of the building are typical of the late 16th century, following the school of

Mimar Sinan Mimar Sinan ( ota, معمار سينان, translit=Mi'mâr Sinân, , ) ( 1488–1490 – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect ( tr, l ...

, and analogous to buildings of the same period in

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. The mosque was restored in 2000, but as of 2021 is not open for worship. The Mosque is finished in late 16th century as a product of wish of Selçuk Sultan's children, who ordered Mosque to be made in memory of their mother.

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