Αραστάς

Άποψη της πόλης του Ηρακλείου. Σε πρώτο πλάνο η Εκκλησία της Παναγίας στο Ξώπορτο (Madonnina) ως Αραστά Τζαμί. Στο κέντρο, ο ναός του Αγίου Μηνά και δεξιά ο μιναρές της Αγίας Αικατερίνης, 1900

Ας προστατεύσουμε ότι απέμεινε από τα μνημεία του Ηρακλείου και ξέφυγε από τη καταστροφική μανία του μπετόν...

Αραστάς

ή Παναγία του Φόρου, Madonnina di piazza, Santa Maria dei Miracoli , τέμενος Ραϊσούχ Κουντάμπ Χατζή Χουσεΐν

Του Ζαχαρία Αλετρά

Πηγή: Εφημερίδα ΠΑΤΡΙΣ http://www.patris.gr/articles/231846

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From Dictionary of Islamic Architecture:

 Arasta

Turkish term for a street or row of shops whose income is devoted to a charitable endowment or waqf (equivalent 10 a European shopping arcade).

Definition

Arastas are found in most of the regions of the former Ottoman Empire and usually form part of a commercial or religious complex which may include a han (or khan), a mosque and bath house. Mary arastas were probably made of wood but these have largely disappeared leaving only those made of more permanent materials. Arastas are often covered over with a barrel vault and have a row of shops either side of a central street, but they can also be open to the sky. Important examples of arastas include the Misir Çarsi in Istanbul, the arasta associated with the Selimiye mosque in Edirne and the arastas at the Sokollu complex at Luleburgaz and the Selim I complex at Payas both designed by Sinan.