Livadya, Tabakhâne (Süleymâniye) Câmii

Livadia, a small city 100 km northwest of Athens, had 7 mosques, 3 masjids, 2 madrasahs, 3 schools, 3 dervish lodges and 3 bridges at the time of Evliyâ Çelebi's visit. The most famous of these mosques is Bali Bey Mosque, the others with known names are Buçuk Ali Mosque, Tabakhane (Süleymaniye) Mosque, Gâzi Ömer Bey Mosque, Muslihiddin Efendi Mosque and Mustafa Voyvoda Mosque. Livadya's engraving dated 1877 shows the Tabakhane Mosque, which was apparently converted into a church. It is understood from the engraving that it is a classical Ottoman mosque with a single domed harim and a narthex with a portico. The minaret of the mosque was demolished up to half of its body and turned into a bell tower. We do not know how many years it was used as a church, but it was destroyed in the following years.