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Field photograph·C10045

Famagusta

West doorway of Saint Nicholas cathedral, Famagusta, with a moulded pointed arch and wheel window above
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C10045. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall pointed doorway with several recessed moulded bands and carved foliage along the arch is set in a stone wall. Above it a large wheel-shaped window fills the triangular gable, and a tall pointed window with tracery rises higher still. Two wooden leaves with rows of iron studs fill the opening, divided by a central stone pier, with a low step in front.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Famagusta.

Swedish, as on the record

Famagusta. Den huvudsakliga västra dörren till Saint Nicholas katedral, nu Lala Mustafa Pasha Moskén (Turkish: Lala Mustafa Paşa Camii). Antikvitetsavdelningen, Cypern.