Photograph·matpc.21881

Hill on top of which is St Hilarion Castle, Kyrenia

Rocky mountain peak rising behind trees and scrubby ground
Photograph: 1945. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, G. Eric and Edith Matson Photograph Collection, matpc.21881. Public domain.

Description

The rocky peak sits at the centre of the background, with a lower ridge stretching to the left and right. Trees and bushes line the middle ground, and a large leafy tree fills the right side of the picture. In the foreground, dry grass and scrub cover open ground, and dark leaves hang across the top edge of the frame.

English

The hill on which St Hilarion Castle stands: a rocky peak rising above a scrubby hillside and a row of trees, with a leafy tree at the right and low bushes and dry grass in the foreground.

The Library of Congress's title

Cyprus. Kyoenia. Hill on top of which is St. Hilarion Castle

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