Gothic cathedral / mosque

Saint Nicholas Cathedral — Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque

We include Famagusta’s principal Gothic monument to connect Cyprus with the architecture of medieval France and the history of the Lusignan kingdom.

Fourteenth century and Ottoman conversion

The façade recalls western European cathedrals, although the building has long functioned as a mosque.

An old sycamore fig tree stands nearby; children usually remember the combination of the tree, Gothic façade and minaret particularly well.

At the site we focus on specific reference points: the Gothic façade, rose window, minaret and old fig tree.