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Land Gate (Ravelin)

Famagusta · In the area occupied by Turkey since 1974

Land Gate (Ravelin): a fortification in Famagusta, in the area occupied by Turkey since 1974. 5 dated records of work on it, 1950 to 1956, with sources.

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Famagusta District, about 35°07′ N, 33°56′ E

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On the ancient site of Famagusta-Ravelin (Land Gate). Approximate location. Open in the map →

What was done when

5 records
  1. 1950

    Damaged sections of the Ravelin uncovered in the excavations were repaired.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “in the Ravelin, where damaged sections uncovered in the excavations were repaired”

    Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53

  2. 1953

    Excavation continued in and around the Land Gate: the rest of the Turkish filling in the east ward of the Ravelin was removed and most of the rock-cut ditch that once separated the Gate from its outworks was cleared.

    Excavation

    As printed

    “The remainder of the Turkish filling in the East ward of the Ravelin was removed”

    Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1953 (London: HMSO, 1954), p. 116

  3. 1954

    Circulation facilities were provided for visitors in the Ravelin.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “Circulation facilities were provided for visitors in the Ravelin”

    Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1954 (London: HMSO, 1955), p. 127

  4. 1955

    Staircases were built in the Ravelin to improve facilities for visitors.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “by the construction of staircases at the Citadel and in the Ravelin”

    Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1955 (London: HMSO, 1956), p. 79

  5. 1956

    Part of the Land Gate bridge was repaired.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “At Famagusta part of the Land Gate bridge and the east end of the church of St. Francis were repaired”

    Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1956 (London: HMSO, 1957), p. 89

Sources

  1. 1.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_01527, “The walls of Famagusta - Cyprus”, 20th Century, ; pht_01705, “The Land gate in Famagusta”, 20th century, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/the-land-gate-in-famagusta/3063/; pht_TH_0035, “The Land Gate”, 1976 - 1977, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/the-land-gate/5489/ Online
  2. 2.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1950 (London: HMSO, 1951), p. 53
  3. 3.Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1953 (London: HMSO, 1954), p. 116
  4. 4.Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1954 (London: HMSO, 1955), p. 127
  5. 5.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1955 (London: HMSO, 1956), p. 79
  6. 6.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1956 (London: HMSO, 1957), p. 89

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