Field photograph·C00973

Monastery with buildings, a cross and a hill

Monastery at Bellapais with pointed arches, a tower topped by a cross, and a steep hillside behind
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C00973. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Stone monastery buildings seen from a raised terrace, with a row of pointed arches along a wall in the foreground and to the right. A slender tower topped by a cross rises at the centre, and a steep, terraced hillside with trees fills the background under a cloudy sky. Cypress trees stand to the right and a bush grows at the lower edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Monastery at Bellapais: stone buildings with arched arcades, a tower topped by a cross, and a steep hill behind.
Description, scan 2
Stone monastery buildings fill the foreground, with a long row of pointed arches forming an open arcade in front of the walls. A slender tower topped by a small cross rises in the centre, and a steep, scrubby hill with cypress trees fills the background under a cloudy sky. The foreground is a flat, paved terrace.

English, translated from the original record

Monastery: buildings, a cross and a hill.