Synagogue in Bergama

The Synagogue in Bergama is a Sephardi synagogue from the 19th century, restored in 2014. The synagogue underwent reparations in 1945, 1948 and recently in 2015. In use until the 1940s, this stone synagogue now serves as a cultural centre.

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Church of Saint Therapon

The Church of Saint Therapon is a church whose construction was envisaged by the Metropolitan of Mytilene Kallinikos, later Patriarch of Alexandria. The construction of the church began at the beginning of the 19th century and was completed in 1935, in the Byzantine style. The architect who undertook the project was Argyris Adalis of Mytilene, a pupil of Ernst Ziller (1837-1923).

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Valide Mosque

Valide Tzami mosque was built in 1615 and is one of the oldest mosques on the island of Lesbos. It still preserves its minaret made of red stone quarried in Ayvalik, although the upper part of the minaret has been lost. In the past, the interior was decorated with colourful frescoes and the ceiling was embellished with stucco. It also had a front courtyard paved with stone and a marble fountain decorated with engraved arabesques and accessed by marble stairs. It is a protected monument since 1981, though it hasn't been restored.