Posts Tagged ‘the walls’

Bayraktar Camii

On the Constanza bastion there is the ‘mosque of the one who is holding a standard’ Bayraktar Camii, which stands in the place commemorating the heroic feat of the Turkish man in the XVIth century during the Venetian Walls’ siege.

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The Venetian Walls

The defensive walls were built such a long time ago (XVI century) that nowadays they are almost unnoticeable for the people of Nicosia.

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Along the streets of Nicosia

The old town of Nicosia is located close to the walls and it is so big that tourists needed many days to  see all the monuments and attractions.

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The walls

In the past walls surrounded the whole city and protected the people from invsions. The walls were built by the Venetians, in the XVIth century, and today only fragmentary remains left to be admired.

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