Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0196

Mesaoria

Waterfront with a stone fortification, a two-storey building and a minaret, with small boats drawn up on the shore
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0196. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Seen across open water, a massive stone fortification with a small corner tower stands on the left, joined by a low arcaded wall to a two-storey building with shuttered windows, a balcony and a tiled roof. A slender minaret rises at the right, with trees behind and several small boats drawn up on the shore in the foreground.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Waterfront view with a stone fortification, a white two-storey building, a minaret and small boats on the shore
Description, scan 2
A stone fortification with a small corner turret stands on the left, beside a low arcaded wall and a white two-storey building with shuttered windows. A tall slender minaret and a larger building with arched windows rise on the right, above small boats drawn up on the sandy shore. In the foreground, calm water fills the lower part of the view.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Mesaoria.

Swedish, as on the record

Messaorea