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PMR503-10 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: memorial cemetery for victims of EOKA attacks in 1974, with the city wall and Canbulat Gate in the background. Keywords: Gazimagusa, graves
PMR503-09 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: view of the harbour from the Canbulat Bastion. Keywords: Gazimagusa, dry dock, ship repair
PMR503-08 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: carpet of colourful flowering succulents (Lampranthus roseus) on the city walls; view towards the Canbulet Bastion. Keywords: Gazimagusa, botany, Mediterranean flora
PMR503-07 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: the former Gothic cathedral of St. Nicholas, completed between 1298 and 1326, is probably the best preserved Lusignan monument, although it lost its twin towers during the Ottoman bombardment. Later a minaret was added and it became the Lala Mustafa Pasa Camii (Mosque). Here: view of the facade with Judas tree flowers (Cercis siliquastrum). Keywords: Gazimagusa, architecture, church-mosque
PMR503-06 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: the former Gothic cathedral of St. Nicholas, completed between 1298 and 1326, is probably the best preserved Lusignan monument, although it lost its twin towers during the Ottoman bombardment. Later a minaret was added and it became the Lala Mustafa Pasa Camii (Mosque). Here: the west facade with rose window. Keywords: Gazimagusa, architecture, church-mosque
PMR503-05 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: the ruined Gothic church of St Mary of Carmel stands in a military zone at present, and cannot be visited. Keywords: Gazimagusa, architecture, ruins
PMR503-04 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: south wall of the city from the Rivettina Bastion, with the crumbling tower blocks of the Greek "ghost city" of Varosha in the distance (right). Keywords: Gazimagusa
PMR503-02 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: during the successful siege of 1570-71 by the Ottoman army, it is estimated that over 100,000 cannonballs were fired at the city, and a few have survived! Keywords: Gazimagusa, cannon
PMR503-01 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: the former Gothic cathedral of St. Nicholas, completed between 1298 and 1326, is probably the best preserved Lusignan monument, although it lost its twin towers during the Ottoman bombardment. Later a minaret was added and it became the Lala Mustafa Pasa Camii (Mosque). Here: the east end apse with its buttresses, showing some fine carving. Keywords: Gazimagusa, church-mosque, architecture
PMR502-12 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: the ruins of St. George of the Latins, one of the oldest churches in Famagusta, originally part of a fortified monastery. Keywords: Gazimagusa, ruin, church
PMR502-11 Cy<prus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: entrance to the Lusignan Citadel (Shakespeare's Othello's Tower?) with its well preserved lion of St. Mark, acquired after subsequent rebuilding by the Venetians. Keywords: Gazimagusa, fortress, William Shakespeare, architecture
PMR502-10 Cyprus (North), Gazimagusa/Famagusta: Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque, formerly the Cathedral of St. Nicholas, from the city wall, with municipal gardens in the foreground. Keywords: Gazimagusa, park
PMR012K-25 Cyprus (North), Famagusta: Greek "ghost city" of Varosha, isolated behind barbed wire in the Turkish sector and patrolled by U.N. soldiers. The multi storey hotels are beginning to collapse through neglect. Situated on the outskirts of Famagusta = Gazimagusa.

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