Photograph·CO 1069-694-9·1900–10

Land Gate, Famagusta: outside

Stone fortification walls and a railed roadway leading to the Land Gate at Famagusta
Photograph: 1900–10. The National Archives, CO 1069/694. No known copyright restrictions. Resized.

Description

A paved roadway with white metal railings rises toward a gateway set in high stone walls. Crenellated battlements stand along the top of the wall against a pale sky, and a stretch of wall projects at the left. No people are visible.

English

The land gate at Famagusta seen from outside, with a roadway and white railings leading up to the gateway in the high fortification walls.

The National Archives' description

Famagusta. Land Gate. Outside

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