castles cyprus overview-3a


RoC (Greek Cypriot)	Cyprus - The most lasting result of all the Crusades This little kingdom, now vanished forever, lasted for three centuries...	TRNC (Turkish Cypriot)


Architecture: ------------------------------- Nicosia (Lefkosha/Lefkosia) • Buildings Archbishop's Palace-1 Archbishop's Palace-2 Archbishop's Palace-3 Archbishop's Palace-4 [ Büyük Han [ Büyük Han Chapter House [ Famagusta Gate (ins.) [ Famagusta G. (outside) Gamblers' Inn Hadjigiorgaki House Kyrenia Gate Lapidary museum outside Lapidary museum inside Lusignan House Medieval house-1 Medieval house-2 Medieval house-3 • Churches/mosques Ancient chapel Arablar Mosque [ Armenian Church [ Armenian monastery Ayos Kassianos Church Ayos Savvas Church Bairaktar Mosque Church of the Carmelites Bedesten, Covered bazar Church of the Holy Cross Church of Tripiotis Faneromeni Church Gothic Church Iplik Pazari Mosque [ Selimiye Mosque [ Urgent repair needed St. Catharine's Church St. George of the Latins St. John Cathedral St. Mary of the Augustin. St Nicholas of the English St. Sophia Cathedral Taht el Kala Mosque Tophane Masjid Turunclu Fetiye Mosque • Other Ali Ruhi Fountain Ancient remains Excavation Paphos Gate Podacataro Bastion Silihtar aqueduct Sultans Library Various shots Venetian column Paphos .......................... Pothamia ....................... Pyla ............................... Pyrgos ........................... Sigouri Castle ............... Special routes ............. • St. Hilarion Castle ....... St. Hilarion Castle St. Hilarion: special! St. Hilarion/Zeytinlik St. Hilarion Castle, extra St. Hilarion Castle, extra St. Hilarion Castle, extra Barracks outside Daily life Disney & St. Hilarion Jousting field Medieval latrines • Movies Open tank (cistern) Panoramic views Postern gate (1) Postern gate (2) Prince John's Tower Royal apartments The Great Hall Strongylo(s) Castle ....... Tremetousia (The Battle) Yermasoyia ................... 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Mansion from the 15th c, situated within the Lefkosa moat (ramparts) Now the Mosque of Karamanzade (or: Karamanzathe) Byzantine type church Stavros Misirikos, converted into a mosque [ Arm. church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (possibly: "Our Lady of Tyre"), [ probably founded after the fall of Jerusalem Modern building with many fragments of a more ancient building Built on the site of a small church from the Lusignan period Mosque of the standard-bearer; Ottoman built shortly after 1570 Probably of the 14th century, now the Serai (Sarayonu) Mosque 12th century Byzantine church, Lusignan & Venetian period The present convent of the Franciscans is built on an ancient RC site History unknown, but many relics of antiquity (13-14th century) Rebuilt in 1872, no traces left of the original church Ancient ruined mosque (Yeni Cami) was an unidentified Gothic church Modest mosque with an older minaret on the eastern corner [ The coronation ceremonies of the Lusignan kings were held here; [ from the Lusignan period (Nicosia), formerly St. Sophia Cathedral A complete example of the VXth century 'Flamboyant' style of Cyprus Also: "of the Franks" and "of the Poulains"; now the "Büyük Hamam" Constructed 16th cent. near Benedictine Monastery St John the Bibi Now the Omerye or Emerghié Mosque Bedesten/Bedestan (Covered bazar). Extra: major restoration work Selimiye Mosque A historic building from the Ottoman period A monument of the Ottoman period, traditional architectural style Probably built on the foundations of a medieval Latin church Ali Ruhi Efendi, an Ottoman governor of Nicosia city, built the fountain In Greek Nicosia; used to be a parking place. No information yet Originally called Porta di San Dominico (famous medieval monastery) Unidentified excavation Part of the old water supply system of Nicosia; 18th century Built by Ottoman governor Ali Ruhi (1829) for sultan Mahmut II Granite column in the Ataturk square, erected by Venetians (1550) Paphos, also: Constantia Also: Potamia Small and unimportant keep A beacon Stones from the ruins of the castle were 'reused'. Extra: ground plan Visit Cyprus now and find out *what's left* from 1915 and before... Also: Dydimos (twin); by the Crusaders: Dieudamour, Dieu d'Amour Extra: Plan of the castle World's most beautiful castle on a winter's day... It looks like fall begins in TRNC... (October 13/14, 2004) Photobook, donated by the Dutchman Michel Verhoeks (Sept. 2005) Photobook, donated by the Dutchman Stefan Diemeer (Sept. 2005) Château St Hilarion, new wine from TRNC unveiled... Second level of the castle, number 16 on groundplan (more: inside) A - nicely done - permanent exposition of civilian/militairy life "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs": inspired by St. Hilarion Castle Old jousting yard associated with the castle On the second level, near the Royal Apartments Pictures from inside and outside the walls of St. Hilarion castle Bounded by a thick containing wall supported by massive buttresses Pictures donated to this site by Stefan Diemeer and Michel Verhoeks The postern gate: from St. Hilarion to Zeytinlik (Temblos or Templos) The postern gate: from St. Hilarion to Karmi (Karaman) Thereupon Prince John had the unfortunate Bulgarians thrown from.... At the second plateau As seen from the Royal apartments and opposite (second level) A medieval fief of the De Nores family Also: Tremetousha, Tremythus; Turkish: Erdemli Castle (Commandery) of the Templars (Temblos); a (Moslem) village on the site of a Templar Commandery.