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Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (25) Lala Mustafa Paşa Mosque, previously St Nicholas Cathedral is quite a sight to behold - it looks like a church, and functions as a mosque - the only obvious sign of this change is a tall and "slim" minaret one top of one of the two towers.
The cathedral building dates back to 1300, and it took about 100 years to be completed. It's in Gothic style and - apparently - it was meant to look like the cathedral of Rheims in Paris - in this cathedral the Lusignans kings were crowned. It was turned into a mosque in 1571, when its name became Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque and its frescos showing humans figures were plastered away, to make room for more Islamic-correct decorations. Leave a Comment Address: erenler sokacDirections: in the old town, off the main square
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Sinan Pasha Mosque is another mosque that used to be a Christin church. Back then it was called Church of St Peter and Paul and was built in 1359 - this one too in 1571 iwas "adapted" and converted into a mosque by the Ottoman Turks.
It has had many uses in the past - and not all were "holy": the Brits used it to store grain and potatoes while the Turkish-Cypriots more recently turned it into a town hall. And now... it is still not a religious building; officially it should be the public library by the Ministry of Education and Culture, but when I was there it appeared to be closed, if not exaclt abandoned. Leave a Comment Directions: in the old town, off Namik Kemal meydani
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The Walls of the Old City are known as the Venetian walls, and circle the old town completely. It's a well-preserved wall, at first built by the Lusignans, but fortified by the Venetians, after they captured the city. You often can see decorations and statues of lions, which were the symbol of the Republic of Venice
There used to be two gates to the city, and both are still standing, one was called Porta del Mare (sea gate) and one Porta di Ravalin (land gate). This latter one is the gate you'll use when entering the old town, while the first one, obviously, is located on the sea front. The other two existing gates were added (well, opened) during the British occupation.
If you take a walk along the walls you'll see many other interesting "details": bastions, ramps, embrasures, arms depots, depots, stables and in particular the Othello tower with its adjoining castle. Leave a Comment Directions: all around the old town
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The Church of St George of the Latins is a little church, actually it is more ruins than a church, but you can still make out its outline, with a bit of imagination. it was tiny but tall, and had tall arched windows and strong walls.
You can also make out the typical of the French (Lusignan) style of architecture; some people have suggested that thie building of this church dates back to when the town was not yet encircled by the first Lusignam walls. Leave a Comment Address: old townDirections: off Namik Kemal, across the road from the royal palace
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on November 19, 2007
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