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Field photograph·C09811

Famagusta, St Nicholas cathedral, central portal

Central west doorway of St Nicholas cathedral, Famagusta, with a pointed arch, carved mouldings and tall wooden doors
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09811. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A view into a deep stone portal toward the main west door of St Nicholas cathedral in Famagusta. The doorway has a pointed arch with carved mouldings and a rose-shaped window above it, and two tall wooden doors stand behind a low stone bench on a paved floor. The photograph is mounted on a card with a white border and a printed caption along the bottom.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Central west doorway of St Nicholas cathedral in Famagusta, with a deep pointed arch, carved mouldings and a rose window above
Description, scan 2
A deep pointed-arched portal with several receding moulded orders, carved with rows of small ornament, and a rose-shaped tracery window above the doors. Two tall wooden leaves fill the doorway, and a long stone bench stands on the paved ground in front. The print has a printed caption band and a border along the bottom.

English, translated from the original record

St Nicholas cathedral, now a mosque, in Famagusta: the central portal, the main west door.

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