Field photograph·C03569·1929–30

Ayia Faneromeni, the new church. Kition

Ayia Faneromeni, the new church at Kition, with a central dome and two bell towers topped by crosses.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1929–30. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03569. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The whitewashed stone church has a domed roof, two square bell towers with arched openings, and arched doorways with round window openings above. Tall trees stand at the left, and a grassy, open field lies in the foreground. A thin pole rises beside the building against a pale sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Ayia Faneromeni church at Kition, with a central dome and two bell towers.
Description, scan 2
A white-plastered church with a stone-faced lower wall, a dome over the central block and two square bell towers on the right, each with arched openings and a small cross on top. A round-arched porch stands at the foot of the right tower, and a tall thin pole rises beside the left side of the building. Trees stand at the left edge over an open, grassy plot, with low hills in the distance at right.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ayia Faneromeni, the new church. Kition.

Swedish, as on the record

Ajia Faneromeni, nya kyrkan. Kition.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)