Mosque of Pasha Qasim

The Downtown Candlemas Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Hungarian: Belvárosi Gyertyaszentelő Boldogasszony-templom), formerly known as the Mosque of Pasha Qasim (Hungarian: Gázi Kászim pasa dzsámija, Turkish: Gazi Kasım Paşa Camii) is a Catholic church in Pécs, Hungary, which was a mosque in the 16‑17‑asr due to the Ottoman conquest. It is one of the symbols of the city, located in the downtown, on the main square (Széchenyi square). The current building, a hundred steps in length and in width, was built by Pasha Qasim the Victorious between 1543 and 1546. The mosque was converted into a church in 1702, after Habsburg-Hungarian troops reconquered the city. The minaret was destroyed by the Jesuits in 1766. One of the largest Ottoman constructions remaining in Hungary, the building still retains many Turkish architectural characteristics.

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Pécsning Széchenyi maydonining eng baland nuqtasida joylashgan, masjiddan cherkovga aylantirilgan bu bino Vengriyada turk uslubidagi arxitekturaning namunasidir. U 16‑asrning ikkinchi yarmida, 1543‑yilda Pécsni osmoniy bosib olganidan bir necha yil keyin qurilgan deb hisoblanadi. 1660‑yillarda mashhur turk sayohatchi Evliya Çelebi bu masjiddan koʻrinishni yozma ravishda maqtadi.

18‑asrdan 20‑asrgacha binoga bir qator oʻzgartirishlar kiritildi, bu masjidni Rim katolik cherkoviga aylantirish jarayonining bir qismi sifatida amalga oshirildi. Uning minareti kattalashtirilgandan keyin olib tashlandi, faqat asl tuzilmaning asosiy qismi (toʻrtburchak drum, gumbaz bilan qoplangan, anʼanaviy pravoslav katedralarga oʻxshash) qolib ketdi. Arka derazalar binoning janubi‑sharqiy, janubi‑gʻarbiy va shimoli‑sharqiy tomonlarining fasadlarida ikki qatorga 3‑3 va 4‑4 tartibida joylashtirildi. Ichkarida, qolgan gips qismida baʼzi osmanli bezaklari va Qurʼondan iqtiboslar aniq koʻrinadi. Turkiy pulpit va ayollar balkonlari yoʻq qilindi, mihrab olib tashlandi (keyinchalik qayta oʻrnatildi). Sakristiyalar oldidagi ikki turk hammomi idishi (hozirda muqaddas suv) cherkov yonidagi pashaning eski hammomidan olib olingan.