Photograph·CO 1069-694-39·1900–10
Church of St Nicholas, formerly St Sophia, Famagusta
Description
A mounted photograph of a ruined church with tall stone walls, pointed arched openings, and buttresses along its side. A round tower stands at one end, and a dome-like roof remnant sits to the right. In the foreground, loose stones and rubble lie across bare earth, and a low wall and further ruins extend to the right under a pale sky.
English
Ruined church of St Nicholas, formerly St Sophia, in Famagusta, seen from the front with its tall gabled walls, arched openings and buttresses. Loose stones and rubble lie on the ground in the foreground.
The National Archives' description
Famagusta. Church of St. Nicholas - formerly St.Sophia - Said to have been built by Richard Coeur de Lion
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