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Field photograph·Csn0328

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia: building with stone vault

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia: ruined stone walls with pointed arches open to the sky over a grassy court.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0328. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A ruined stone building with a row of pointed arches, walls with small openings and corbels along the top, and a grassy open court in front. A stone trough or pedestal stands at the left under the arches, and a flight of worn steps runs along the right. Trees and bushes grow among the ruins in the background, with sky visible above.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia: ruined stone arcade with pointed arches and walls, grass in the foreground.
Description, scan 2
A printed card-mounted photograph of a ruined stone building with a row of tall pointed arches on clustered piers. Grass covers the ground in front, a low stone block sits in one arch on the left, and a flight of worn steps runs up along the right. Walls with small window openings rise behind, with trees beyond.

English, translated from the original record

Abbey of Bella-Paise, Kyrenia. The picture shows a building with stone and a vault.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)