Chios Byzantine Museum

Mecidiye Mosquee
Mecidiye Mosquee
Religion
Affiliation	Islam (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Mosque; (19th century–1912)
Status	Abandoned; (as a mosque); Repurposed; (as a history museum);
Location
Location	Chios
Country	Greece, North Aegean
	Location of the former mosque,; now museum, in Greece
	Interactive map of Mecidiye Mosquee
Coordinates	38°22′14″N 26°08′11″E / 38.3705°N 26.1363°E
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Ottoman
Founder	Abdul Mecid I
Completed	19th century
Specifications
Dome	1
Minaret	1
Materials	Brick; stone
	Chios Byzantine Museum
	The building facade in 2017
Location	Chios, North Aegean
Type	History museum

The Chios Byzantine Museum is a history museum in Chios, in the North Aegean region of Greece. The museum is located in a former mosque, the Mecidiye Mosque, built in the 19th century during the Ottoman era, that was abandoned in 1912.

History

The mosque was called Mecidiye Mosque and was built in the 19th century by sultan Abdul Mecid I.

During the years 2006 to 2010 the museum underwent repair work, so it remained closed. The museum houses Christian and Byzantine sculptures in its yard, as well as exhibits from the Genoese and Ottoman periods of Chios' history.[1]