Tzistarakis Mosque - Museum of Greek Folk Art
Tzistarakis Mosque was built in 1759 in Monastiraki Square, at the heart of Athens. The building operates as an annex of the Museum of Greek Folk Art.
About this building
The mosque was built by the Ottoman governor of Athens, Mustapha Agha Tzistarakis. Legend says thatTzistarakis used one of the pillars of Temple of Olympian Zeus from the Acropolis.
After Greek independence, the mosque was used for several purposes including a barracks, a prison and a warehouse. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was restored. From 1918 to 1973 it housed the National Museum of Decorative Arts which would later become the Museum of Greek Folk Art.
