Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Field photograph·Csn3005

Mountains, buildings and trees at Troodos Machairas

Steep wooded mountainside at Troodos Machairas with two low buildings among the pine trees.
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3005. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The photograph shows a steep hillside covered with dense pine and scrub, with pale rocky patches breaking through the green. Two long, low buildings with light roofs sit on terraced ledges in the middle and on the right of the slope, partly hidden by trees. Open sky fills the upper left corner.

English, translated from the original record

Troodos Machairas: mountains, buildings and trees.