Sultan Mustafa Mosque, Rhodes

Completed in 1765, this imposing mosque, facing the Great Hammam (Turkish baths) of the Old Town, stands as a testament to Rhodes' Ottoman heritage. Sultan Mustafa III is credited as its founder, as indicated by a marble inscription on the door frame.

Reflecting Ottoman architectural style, the structure comprises three square spaces, with one larger and taller than the others, covered with domes and two consecutive balconies on the north side. While the minaret was dismantled in 1973 and remains in ruins, the renovations carried out in the mid-2010s restored its bright yellow facade and roof.

Nowadays, the mosque occasionally hosts events for the Muslim community, especially weddings. Notably, its minbar, or pulpit, ranks among the largest surviving marble minbars on the island. Crafted from pieces of gray marble and adorned with intricate Arabic ornaments, it features a prominent inscription of the Shahada, the Islamic declaration of faith.