Photograph·CO 1069-694-27·1900–10
The Famagusta Gate, Nicosia
Description
The arched gateway is set into a thick stone wall with a pointed gable and a rounded arch above the opening. In the foreground a two-wheeled cart piled with goods stands on a dusty track, with a man on top and a second figure beside a harnessed animal at the left. A tall lamp post and a plain wall run along the right side.
English
A stone gateway with a tall arched opening stands in a city wall in Nicosia, called the Famagusta Gate. A two-wheeled cart loaded with goods stands in the dusty street, with a man on top, and a lamp post rises at the right.
The National Archives' description
Nicosia. The Famagusta Gate?
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