Nicosia Tophane Mescit
As early as 1642, a small mosque was built in the quarter with the same name – on the site where today's mescit can be found.
About this building
Despite the fact that it was later repeatedly repaired, the building became more and more dilapidated and could not be saved. Therefore the old mescit was demolished in the summer of 1926. The new construction was started immediately, and, in November 1926, the new mescit was inaugurated. Over the years, some changes have been made to the building, such as more windows were installed. Originally, there were neither the two windows next to the entrance door nor the two windows facing the side street. Water conduits running along the building caused heavy dampness, which affected the walls, among other things. These pipes were later relocated. It is very likely that the mescit was closed around 1960, because from that year on no Turkish Cypriot lived in the Tophane/Agios Andreas area.
For more information on this building visit https://www.cyreligiousheritage.org/districts/Nicosia/village/65
