Photograph·CO 1069-705-35·1950–59

St George and St Nicholas, Famagusta

Ruined churches of St George and St Nicholas in Famagusta, with a tall palm tree at left
Photograph: 1950–59. The National Archives, CO 1069/705. No known copyright restrictions. Resized.

Description

A ruined stone church with a squat tower and arched openings fills the centre-left of the mounted print, with a tall palm tree rising beside it on the left. Behind and to the right, a larger church with pointed windows stands above a low garden of shrubs under a pale sky. No people are visible.

English

St George in the foreground and St Nicholas in the background, Famagusta. A ruined church stands beside a tall palm tree, and a larger church with pointed windows rises behind it to the right. With another photograph on the same page.

The National Archives' description

St George (in the foreground) and St Nicholas (in the background), Famagusta

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