Photograph·CO 1069-694-31·1900–10
Water Gate, outside, Famagusta
Description
The photograph looks down on a stone arch set into a wall of worn masonry. The dark opening sits within a moulded frame, and a carved panel with a figure is on the right beside it. Rough paved or cobbled ground surrounds the gateway, and the photograph is mounted on an album page with handwritten labels.
English
An arched gateway at Famagusta, seen from above, with a dark opening in the centre. A carved panel with a figure stands to the right, and worn stone paving surrounds the arch.
The National Archives' description
Famagusta. Water Gate - Outside. The following is the inscription on the gate below the lion. 'Nicolao Priolo. Prefecto. MCCCCLXXXXVI'
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