Photograph·CO 1069-694-25·1900–10
Water Gate, Famagusta: outside
Description
A sepia-toned photograph mounted on a page shows a carved stone arched doorway set into a thick wall. The dark opening of the arch frames a pale fragment inside, and a stone block stands to the left. The wide ground in front and around the gate is paved with irregular cobbles that run across the whole picture.
English
The photograph shows the outside of the Water Gate at Famagusta. A carved arched doorway stands in a masonry wall, with a dark opening beyond, and the ground in front is paved with rough stone cobbles.
The National Archives' description
Famagusta. Water Gate. Outside
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