Photograph·matpc.21874
St Nicholas Mosque, Famagusta
Description
The facade is built of coursed stone with three pointed doorways under carved arches and steep gables with pinnacles and rose-shaped tracery. The upper towers and walls are open to the sky, with empty window openings. A tree stands at the left, and an iron railing with gates separates the front from an empty paved forecourt.
English
The west front of St Nicholas Mosque in Famagusta, with three pointed doorways, rose windows in the gables and a low iron railing in front. A sign on a post at the right reads DURAK in Latin letters, with Greek text below.
The Library of Congress's title
Cyprus. Famagusta. Entrance to St. Nicholas Mosque
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