Egri minaret
The photo was donated by Géza Baráth. The minaret was part of the former Kethuda mosque. It is 40 metres high, built around 1596, with a top dating from 1896. After the conquest, they tried to pull it down with 400 oxen. The minaret is the northernmost monument of 17th century Turkish architecture still standing. As it could not be demolished, a cross was placed on top, growing out of the crescent…
Subject
Type of item
- kép
Medium
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127173
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Rights
- free download
Places
- Eger, Knézich Károly utca 1.
Source
- Fortepan
Identifier
- Inventory number 164454
- 808413
Format
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347
Language
- ZXX
- zxx
Providing country
- Hungary
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2025-04-24T17:05:52.603Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2025-04-24T17:05:52.603Z