Main Street and the St. Sophia Mosque of Magusa, Famagusta, Cyprus.
Main Street and the St. Sophia Mosque of Magusa in Famagusta, Cyprus. People and carts are on the road and a building on the left side of the road has Navy Bar written on the end wall. The Mosque was originally built 1298 to 1312 and was consecrated in 1328 as a cathedral. In 1571 Cyprus fell under Ottoman control and the cathedral was converted into a mosque, renamed the "St. Sophia Mosque of Mağusa". In 1954 it was renamed the Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque.
Object Details
ID: | P91635 |
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Type: | Sheet film negative |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
Date made: | 1930-1939 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 116 mm x 166 mm |