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Famagusta Old Town
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The historic part of Famagusta (Gazimağusa), where the city’s main historical monuments are concentrated. |
St Nicholas Cathedral in Famagusta727 viewsThe main façade of the Gothic St Nicholas Cathedral in the old town of Famagusta (Gazimağusa). Above the three pointed portals are prominent tracery windows, carved stone decoration and tall towers; visitors and green trees are visible at the entrance.
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Venetian Gates of the Old Town of Famagusta (Gazimağusa)748 viewsStone city gates with three wide arches and massive columns open onto a paved square in the Old Town. Café tables are set up under a canopy by the wall, while a group of tourists has stopped near the central passage.
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Interior of Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque750 viewsThe high nave of the Gothic building is lit through pointed windows with fine grilles. Stone columns and ribbed vaults preserve the medieval architecture, while the carpeted floor and wooden pulpit recall the building’s modern use as a mosque.
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Interior of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque727 viewsIn the spacious hall of the former Gothic cathedral, massive stone columns, pointed arches, and ornate window grilles are visible. By the wall are a minbar with two red flags and an enclosed wooden pulpit; the floor is covered with prayer carpets.
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Inside Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque642 viewsA female visitor stands on the carpeted floor of the spacious prayer hall. Massive stone columns, pointed-arch windows, and a wooden pulpit recall the building’s Gothic past in the old town of Famagusta (Gazimağusa).
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Gothic vaults of the cathedral in Famagusta (Gazimağusa)655 viewsThe tall nave is lit through pointed-arch windows and a large tracery rose window in the end wall. Stone columns, ribbed vaults, and arcades emphasize the Gothic architecture of the interior; benches and a dark wooden partition are visible below.
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Interior of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque672 viewsSpacious hall of a former Gothic cathedral in the old town of Famagusta (Gazimağusa), adapted for use as a mosque. Tall stone columns and pointed arches support the vaults; carpets are spread on the floor, and a wooden gallery is visible on the right.
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Interior of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque668 viewsThe spacious hall of the former Gothic cathedral is illuminated by tall pointed-arch windows. Massive stone columns, arches, and carpeted flooring are combined with elements of the furnishings of an active mosque; a female visitor is sitting by a column.
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Visitor with a camera on a carpet647 viewsA man sits on the edge of an elevation covered with green-and-red patterned carpets and examines a camera. Behind him, a white wall, stone columns, and green information signs by the entrance are visible.
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Gothic vaults and stained glass of the cathedral649 viewsThe high nave of the historic cathedral is illuminated by light through a large Gothic window with stone tracery. Below, a pointed portal with a small stained-glass window is visible, while to the right a wooden gallery stands out in the half-light.
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Visitors on carpets in a mosque637 viewsTwo visitors sit on carpeted flooring in a bright prayer hall. Behind them, stone columns and a green information sign by the wall are visible; shoes have been removed at the edge of the carpets.
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Interior of the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque649 viewsThe spacious hall of the former Gothic cathedral is lit by tall pointed-arch windows. Carpets are laid between massive stone columns; a wooden minbar and a two-tier gallery are visible by the wall, while visitors can be seen in the background.
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Gothic vaults of St Nicholas Cathedral655 viewsInterior view of the former St Nicholas Cathedral in the old town of Famagusta (Gazimağusa). The tall nave with massive stone columns, pointed arches and ribbed vaults ends in a large tracery window.
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Inside Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque644 viewsThe spacious prayer hall, with tall stone columns and pointed arches, is covered with carpets. In the foreground, a woman walks toward the camera; behind her, visitors, a wooden pulpit, and stairs to the gallery are visible.
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Interior of Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque654 viewsPointed vaults and massive stone columns form a tall Gothic nave. A minbar is set beside one of the columns, with a red Turkish flag hanging above it; light enters through a tracery window at the far end of the hall.
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Interior of Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque642 viewsThe high nave of the Gothic church converted into a mosque is spanned by pointed vaults. A minbar stands by a stone column, prayer rugs lie on the floor, and a red Turkish flag is visible nearby.
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