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The Church of Ayios Nicolaos (ruin)

Famagusta

The Church of Ayios Nicolaos (ruin): a church in Famagusta. Declared an Ancient Monument in 1933.

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

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 12 April 1933

    Declared an Ancient Monument, No. 317

    “Church of Ayios Nicolaos (ruin) inside the Fortress”

    The Cyprus Gazette of 13 April 1933 (Notice No. 317), PDF p. 250 Online

  2. 10 May 1935

    Scheduled in 1935, Registration No. 227 of 1st May, 1914, First Schedule, Famagusta item 17

    “The Church of Ayios Nicolaos (ruin)”

    Supplement No. 1 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2441 of 10 May 1935, A Bill entitled A Law to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Antiquities [the Antiquities Law, 1935], First Schedule, District of Famagusta, item 17, p. 326, PDF p. 346 Online

In the literature

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  1. Undated

    Church cited as an excellent Gothic-influenced building of the Crusader period.

    As printed

    “St. Nicolas at Famagusta”

    Pefkios Georghiades, "A Brief Introduction to Cyprus Architecture", Cyprus Today vol. 3, no. 3 (May–June 1965), pp. 20–21, p. 20.

Sources

  1. 1.Supplement No. 1 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2441 of 10 May 1935, A Bill entitled A Law to consolidate and amend the Law relating to Antiquities [the Antiquities Law, 1935], First Schedule, District of Famagusta, item 17, p. 326, PDF p. 346 Online
  2. 2.The Cyprus Gazette of 13 April 1933 (Notice No. 317), PDF p. 250 Online
  3. 3.Pefkios Georghiades, "A Brief Introduction to Cyprus Architecture", Cyprus Today vol. 3, no. 3 (May–June 1965), pp. 20–21, p. 20.

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