Photograph·pht_TEB_0454·1950–70

Church at Aphendrika

Ruined stone church with an arched opening and a broken tower, with the sea behind it — Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0454. "Church at Aphendrika". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.

Description

A ruined stone building stands on flat, scrubby ground. A large arched opening sits at its centre, above a low, squared-stone base, and a tall, broken upper section rises behind it. Low bushes grow in the foreground, and a strip of blue sea lies beyond the land under a clear sky.

English

A ruined stone structure with a tall broken upper section and a large arched opening stands on the Aphendrika site, with the sea visible behind it on the northern coast of the Karpas peninsula.

Inscription, as transcribed by CVAR

Inscribed: Cyprus, near Agios Philon

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