Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0228

Buildings, trees and plants in Nicosia

Domed church with bell towers and arched windows, seen above dense shrubs, with cypress trees at the right
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0228. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale stone church with several domes, two bell towers with arched openings and tall arched windows stands behind a dense mass of shrubs and bushes in the foreground. Cypress trees rise at the right, and low flat-roofed buildings and more trees sit at the left and in the middle distance under a plain sky.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Domed church with two bell towers behind dense shrubs and cypress trees, Nicosia
Description, scan 2
A church with several domes, two bell towers and arched openings rises behind a dense mass of leafy shrubs in the foreground. Tall cypress trees stand to the right, and low flat-roofed buildings appear at the left and right edges under a pale sky.

English, translated from the original record

Buildings, trees and plants in Nicosia.