Field photograph·C10042

Ruins at Famagusta

Ruined stone building at Famagusta behind tall palm trees and a row of low sheds. — Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C10042. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A ruined stone building with tall pointed-arched window openings and a slender tower stands across an open area. Tall palm trees frame the view in the foreground, and a row of low, flat-roofed sheds stretches along the front of the ruin. Scrubby ground and a low hedge lie in the middle distance, and a small pale shape, possibly an animal, is faintly visible near the centre.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Famagusta, ruins.

Swedish, as on the record

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