TURUNCLU MOSQUE

 

It is a building, which is constructed by cut stones and is located at the Women Bazaar Street in the quarter of Iplýk Bazaar.  The inscription on the doorway, it is recorded to have been built by Seyit Mehmet Emin Aga, a governor of Cyprus, in 1825. It is constructed on a platform that is above the road level.  The building has a rectangular plan and its wooden ceiling supported by four arches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Venetian column, which is a symbol of Venetian sovereignty, was removed from city of Salamis and erected in the courtyard of the Sarayonu Mosque. After the demolition of the old Lusignan Palace, it was re-erected in its present location in Atatürk Square by British in 1915.  It is a hexagonal based grey granite column, which its height is 20 feet (6.1 m) and width is 70 cm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    YENICAMI MOSQUE

 

This building was a church from Middle Ages, and probably it was constructed in the 14th century. In 1571, after the Ottoman’s conquest, it was converted into a mosque and being used until it collapsed in 18th century. Only the minaret, which is at southwestern side of the building, is still standing. After the collapse, a nearby building was used for worshiping. The large main hall and the arcades of the last congregations place in the worshipping area are notable. There are four tombs with a sarcophagus on each, are bounded in this building.

 

 

 

 

 

 

    ZEHRI FOUNTAIN

 

This fountain is situated at the corner of the junction between Zahra Street and Tanzimat Street in the walled city of Nicosia. It is an octagonal planned fountain with a reservoir which constructed by cut stones.  It was built by Hasan Mutallip, in 1910, at the same time of Kanlý Masjid Fountain’s construction. In 1977, it was restored by the Department of Antiquities and Museums according to its original design.