Entrance to Omeriye Mosque
Dublin Core
Title
Entrance to Omeriye Mosque
Alternative Title
Είσοδος στο Τέμενος Ομεριέ
Description
The mosque was formerly a 14th century Augustinian monastery dedicated to St. Mary. It was converted into a mosque in 1571 by Mustafa Pasha, the Ottoman conqueror of the island, who believed that the original church was built on the spot where the caliph Omer rested when visiting Nicosia. Most of the original building was destroyed by Turkish artillery in 1570. Inscribed tombstones from the Lusignan period were used to install a new floor for the mosque. Visitors can see the remains of a late Venetian building near the eastern side of the mosque.
Source
Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology
Contributor
Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Format
JPG
Language
EL, EN
Type
Identifier
Entrance_to_Omeriye_mosque_2_lrg
Coverage
35.171894, 33.365532
Files
Collection
Citation
Cyprus Tourism Organisation and Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού, “Entrance to Omeriye Mosque,” Αψίδα, accessed May 2, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/18714.