Kyrenia Harbour, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George VI, Republic of Cyprus
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Title
Kyrenia Harbour, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George VI, Republic of Cyprus
Subject
Description
Kyrenia castle overlooks the small but beautiful horseshoe shaped harbour. Built as a fortress and never taken by assault it is one of the most ancient monuments in Cyprus and has the most colourful of histories. In 1191, it was surrendered to Guy de Lusignan who then took into custody the wife and daughter of Emperor Isaac Comnenos. In later years it served as a residence and a place of refuge and intrigue for the kings and queens of Cyprus. Here also in 1394 A.D. King Hugh IV imprisoned his two sons. Within its walls, down a dark passage, is the tiny chapel of St. George to which reference was made in the will of a certain lady Piemadabena of Ferrara who donated five bezants that mass should be said for her soul here.
(C.Enlart, L’ Art Gothique et la Renaissance en Chypre, Paris 1899)
(C.Enlart, L’ Art Gothique et la Renaissance en Chypre, Paris 1899)
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Rights
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Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
TIFF
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
1938-PICT DEF K GEO VI-1_2
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
Provenance
Waterlow & Sons Ltd. England
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Kyrenia Harbour, Pictorial Definitive Issue of King George VI, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 22, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12727.