Photograph·CO 1069-694-21·1900–10
Small mosque on the ramparts, Nicosia
Description
The single-storey mosque stands on a raised ground behind a long stone retaining wall. A tall minaret with a pointed cap rises at the left of the building, and its front has a row of three arches over a shaded porch. Bare branches and leafy trees frame the building against a pale sky.
English
A small mosque with a slender minaret stands among trees beside the ramparts of Nicosia. Its arched open porch faces the camera, and a low stone wall runs across the foreground.
The National Archives' description
Nicosia. Small Mosque on the Ramparts, containing the tomb of the Bairakdar (Standard-bearer) who first (September, 1570) planted the Turkish flag on the wall.
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