Dresden’s Tobacco Mosque

The ‘Tobacco Mosque’ in Dresden, Germany, by the city’s main railway line, is a fascinating structure. The impressive building with a 60-feet-high glazed dome and minarets stands out from the otherwise Baroque architecture found in Dresden’s historic old town. But despite its appearance, the building is not a mosque; it’s a former tobacco and cigarette factory.

The building was built between 1907 and 1909 by Jewish entrepreneur Hugo Zietz, who founded the Yenidze Tobacco and Cigarette Factory in the late 19th century. The company was named “Yenidze” after the Ottoman town in Western Thrace from which the tobacco was imported. This town is currently called Genisea and is located in modern Greece.

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Source: amusingplanet.com