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Field photograph·C01603

Ruins at Famagusta

Ruined stone buildings and tall palm trees at Famagusta, seen across open grassy ground.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01603. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two ruined stone buildings stand across open, grassy ground at Famagusta. The left ruin has a tall square block with window openings and partly collapsed walls, while the right ruin has rows of narrow pointed openings, piers and a small turret-like top section. Tall palm trees and dense bushes frame the view under a pale, empty sky.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Famagusta, ruins.

Swedish, as on the record

Famagusta, ruiner. Byggnaden till höger är antagligen Lala Mustafa Pasha Moskén (Turkish: Lala Mustafa Paşa Camii), ursprungligen Saint Nicholas katedralen.