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Beuyuk Khan

Nicosia

Beuyuk Khan: a khan in Nicosia. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 1 dated record of work on it, 1955, with sources.

Nicosia District, about 35°10′ N, 33°21′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 31 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration, No. 1193

    “Beuyuk Khan”

    The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 12

    “Beuyuk Khan”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 12, p. 140 Online

What was done when

1 record
  1. 1955

    The Evcaf Department repaired the mosque of the Beuyuk Khan under the supervision of the Department of Antiquities.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “The Evcaf Department repaired the Arablar and the Beuyuk Khan mosques in Nicosia”

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

In the literature

1
  1. Undated

    Built after the conquest by orders of Muzaffer Pasha.

    As printed

    “The Great Inn in Nicosia was built after the conquest by the orders of Muzaffer Pasha.”

    Ahmet Djavit An, "Origins of the Turkish Cypriots", Cyprus Today vol. 46, no. 2 (April–June 2008), pp. 13–21, p. 17.

Pictures

7

In our archive · 2

Costas and Rita Severis Foundation2 paintings1945–1985
  • Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00861, “Buyuk Khan, Nicosia”, 1985-1988 Online
  • Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00091, “Buyuk Khan”, ca.1945 Online
Pitt Rivers Museum3 photographs1922
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.402, «View of Büyük Han. Camels taking shelter under part of the inn.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.403, «View of a dome mosque, part of Büyük Han, in the middle of the inner courtyard.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online
  • Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.409, «View of Büyük Han. A cart in the foreground and camels taking shelter in the distance.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online

Sources

  1. 1.The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online
  2. 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Nicosia item 12, p. 140 Online
  3. 3.The National Archives, Kew, CO 1069/701, CO 1069-701-01, «Buyuk Khan», 1930-1939, The National Archives on Flickr Commons Online
  4. 4.Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.402, «View of Büyük Han. Camels taking shelter under part of the inn.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online
  5. 5.Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.403, «View of a dome mosque, part of Büyük Han, in the middle of the inner courtyard.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online
  6. 6.Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford, photograph 2004.135.1.409, «View of Büyük Han. A cart in the foreground and camels taking shelter in the distance.», photograph by Leonard Halford Dudley Buxton, 1922 Online
  7. 7.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: pht_HHH_039, “Beuyuk Khan (Large inn), Nicosia (Cyprus)”, 1930-1940 Online
  8. 8.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00091, “Buyuk Khan”, ca.1945 Online
  9. 9.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00861, “Buyuk Khan, Nicosia”, 1985-1988 Online
  10. 10.Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, Levkosia, die Hauptstadt von Cypern (1873), p. 65 (scan 103)
  11. 11.Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria, Levkosia, the Capital of Cyprus (1881), scan p. 18
  12. 12.Colonial Office, Cyprus: Report for the Year 1955 (London: HMSO, 1956), p. 79
  13. 13.Ahmet Djavit An, "Origins of the Turkish Cypriots", Cyprus Today vol. 46, no. 2 (April–June 2008), pp. 13–21, p. 17.

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