Village: Amzacea Ottoman name of village: Maçin Latitude: 45.2451833 Longitude: 028.1297833 Date: 1860 Description: Mosque built by Mestan Ağa after the Crimeean War (1853-1856) on the same place with a previous mosque. Rectangular shape. The walls are built with a wooden structure filled with struts. At the entry it was a vestibule which is now divided in two rooms. The prayer room is illuminated trough windows laid out in two rows on the lateral sides. The space reserved for women is fenced by wooden pillars and balustrades. A gallery supported by wooden pillars is over the entry in the prayer room and allows access to the minaret. Literature: Bruno Andreșoiu: Geamii: Minarete pe cerul Dobrogei - Minarets in a Dobrogea sky, 2012, p. 113-123 Link to map
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