Fethiye Mosque Museum

The Fethiye Mosque in the center of Athens is a historic Ottoman building constructed on the ruins of a Middle Byzantine basilica. The current structure dates to the 17th century and stands out for its distinctive architecture, with a central dome supported by four columns and an arcade at the front. After the Greek Revolution, the mosque served at various times as a school, barracks, and military bakery, before functioning in the early 20th century as a storage site for archaeological finds from the Agora and the Acropolis. Following extensive restoration work, the site has been open to the public again since 2017. You can tour the historic building and take in changing exhibitions that shed light on the rich history of the site, which sits on the edge of the ancient Roman Agora.