The Loggia Mosque is located opposite the Palazzo di Giustizia which was built during the Italian occupation on Platía Platanoú (Platane Square), near the Mandráki Port, between the northern exit of the excavations of the ancient Agorá and Neratzia Fortress. The mosque is referred to as Loggia mosque because of its beautiful column loggia, but its real name is Hadji Hassan Mosque, named after the Ottoman governor Gazi Hassan Pasha.
Built in 1786 partly from numerous stones of the surrounding ancient ruins, the building has a natural stone façade, which is intricately structured by different colored stones and rows of windows. The simple hipped roof without a dome gives the building a more secular look. The widely visible stone minaret is also a good landmark in Kos town.
The mosque's Şadırvan (well) stood in front of the mosque under the plane tree of Hippocrates until it collapsed during the earthquake in 2017. A special feature were its seven columns with Corinthian capitals that carried the dome roof. In addition to the well, the minaret and some windows of the mosque suffered damage, the area directly around the mosque was closed.
An Arabic inscription on the sarcophagus indicates the founding year of the mosque in 1786. Other sources indicate construction year 1765.
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