Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn0283

Buildings, a tower and a mountain at Nicosia

Tall stone tower with a conical cap rising above the rooftops of Nicosia, with mountains beyond.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0283. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A slender stone tower with a tapering conical cap and a crescent finial rises above a dense sprawl of low roofs and trees. A balcony with a projecting band and small window openings are visible on the tower, and shuttered houses with tiled roofs fill the foreground. Low mountains stretch across the horizon under a cloudy sky, and a thin metal pole and wires run up beside the tower.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Tall stone tower with a conical cap and crescent finial rising above the roofs of Nicosia, with mountains behind
Description, scan 2
A tall, round stone tower with a pointed conical cap and a crescent finial rises from the centre of the frame. Below it, a balcony band and a stepped cornice run round the shaft, and a small doorway and narrow openings are visible. Around its base spread the flat-roofed houses and tree-lined streets of the town, with a long range of mountains under a cloudy sky behind.

English, translated from the original record

Buildings, a tower and a mountain, Nicosia (03:04).