Field photograph·Csn0346

Bellapais Abbey, cloister arches

Pointed arches and stone piers of the cloister at Bellapais Abbey, seen as ruins
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0346. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A row of pointed arches and stone piers at the ruined cloister of Bellapais Abbey, with carved capitals on the columns. A high wall with small window openings rises behind, and shadows fall across the ground in the foreground where low plants grow among the stones.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pointed arches and stone piers of the cloister at Bellapais Abbey, with ruined walls rising behind.
Description, scan 2
A view through the ruined cloister of Bellapais Abbey, where tall pointed arches rest on stone piers and clustered columns with carved capitals. Walls of dressed stone rise behind, with a window opening high up, and rubble and scrubby plants cover the ground in the foreground. The picture is a printed postcard view with a caption along the lower border.

English, as on the record

A.M21. Antiquities Department, Cyprus. BELLAPAIS ABBEY, Cloister Arches.

English, as on the record

A.M21. Antiquities Department, Cyprus. BELLAPAIS ABBEY, Cloister Arches.