Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·C06796

Nicosia: buildings, trees and hills

Village of flat-roofed houses and palm trees on a plain, with mountains behind and a whitewashed building at right
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06796. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view across a village of low flat-roofed houses and walls, with two tall palm trees on the left and dense bushes in the foreground. A whitewashed building with an arched doorway and a short flight of steps stands at the right edge. Beyond the flat plain, a conical hill and a long line of mountains rise under cloud.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • View over low buildings and palm trees toward a broad plain and mountains at Nicosia
Description, scan 2
A wide view across low flat-roofed buildings and two tall palm trees towards a broad plain and a range of hills, with clouds drifting over the peaks. On the right stands a white building with an arched doorway and a few steps, while cactus and shrubs fill the lower foreground.

English, translated from the original record

Buildings and trees, with hills in the background, at Nicosia.