![Asty Hotel, Prigkipos Karolou 12, about 2 km west of the old city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096200.cNz6D0FW.CyprusDec112366.jpg) Asty Hotel, Prigkipos Karolou 12, about 2 km west of the old city |
![One of the simple guest rooms of the Asty Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096202.P0pndyca.CyprusDec112371.jpg) One of the simple guest rooms of the Asty Hotel |
![View from the Asty Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096201.k16Yh7cV.CyprusDec112370.jpg) View from the Asty Hotel |
![Looking from the Asty Hotel into the Turkish controlled north of Cyprus with the giant flag on the mountain](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096199.cR6AuMEE.CyprusDec112364.jpg) Looking from the Asty Hotel into the Turkish controlled north of Cyprus with the giant flag on the mountain |
![Kostaki Pantelidi Street, just inside the walls of the old city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096203.34LZ5rwH.CyprusDec112375.jpg) Kostaki Pantelidi Street, just inside the walls of the old city |
![Nicosia is one of few divided cities on earth split between the Turkish North and the Greek South](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096204.3Fg3sfip.CyprusDec112376.jpg) Nicosia is one of few divided cities on earth split between the Turkish North and the Greek South |
![Greek side of the Old Town, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096205.9fXVRskz.CyprusDec112377.jpg) Greek side of the Old Town, Nicosia |
![American College opposite the walls of the old city of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096206.xkBAq2h9.CyprusDec112378.jpg) American College opposite the walls of the old city of Nicosia |
![Greeks call Nicosia Lefkosia (Λευκωσία) white the Turks call it Lefkoşa](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096207.tAPxlkpI.CyprusDec112379.jpg) Greeks call Nicosia Lefkosia (Λευκωσία) white the Turks call it Lefkoşa |
![Kostaki Pantelidi Street inside the southwestern wall of the old city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096208.WopVaUgy.CyprusDec112380.jpg) Kostaki Pantelidi Street inside the southwestern wall of the old city |
![Nicosia Palace Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096209.m8pmPxWx.CyprusDec112381.jpg) Nicosia Palace Hotel |
![Alexandros Pub & Restaurant, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096210.ZRFe22qo.CyprusDec112382.jpg) Alexandros Pub & Restaurant, Nicosia |
![Kostaki Pantelidi St at the junction of Lidras Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096211.XXjBCcV1.CyprusDec112383.jpg) Kostaki Pantelidi St at the junction of Lidras Street |
![Sign for Laiki Yeitonia, the most traditional Greek quarter of Nicosia, Plateia Eleftherias](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096212.YFvIStGC.CyprusDec112384.jpg) Sign for Laiki Yeitonia, the most traditional Greek quarter of Nicosia, Plateia Eleftherias |
![Points of Interest in the south of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096213.RI2pWD2t.CyprusDec112385.jpg) Points of Interest in the south of Nicosia |
![Minoshis Kiosk, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096215.1fMZlz5p.CyprusDec112387.jpg) Minoshis Kiosk, Nicosia |
![Nicosia Town Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096214.MhU44Zz5.CyprusDec112386.jpg) Nicosia Town Hall |
![Cyprus Post Office, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096217.shc4Kew2.CyprusDec112389.jpg) Cyprus Post Office, Nicosia |
![Many South Asians and Filipinos trying to get into Europe use Cyprus as a stepping stone](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096216.YmOmtTRF.CyprusDec112388.jpg) Many South Asians and Filipinos trying to get into Europe use Cyprus as a stepping stone |
![Typical architecture of old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096218.8rkJvXrE.CyprusDec112390.jpg) Typical architecture of old Nicosia |
![South Nicosia - Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096219.g8mzEkY4.CyprusDec112391.jpg) South Nicosia - Old Town |
![D'Avila Bastion of the city wall of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096220.uS6nhMGz.CyprusDec112392.jpg) D'Avila Bastion of the city wall of Nicosia |
![Piripitsis Kiosk, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096221.b7IsdBwm.CyprusDec112393.jpg) Piripitsis Kiosk, Nicosia |
![One of the taller buildings in the old city, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096222.SMk9qiQk.CyprusDec112394.jpg) One of the taller buildings in the old city, Nicosia |
![Map with a walking tour of the Greek half of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096223.p9Yjltls.CyprusDec112396.jpg) Map with a walking tour of the Greek half of Nicosia |
![Laiki Yeitonia, early morning](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096224.fwQiCXCu.CyprusDec112397.jpg) Laiki Yeitonia, early morning |
![Sidewalk taverna, Laiki Yeitonia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096225.Kr5QJVTH.CyprusDec112398.jpg) Sidewalk taverna, Laiki Yeitonia |
![Laiki Yeitonia is a good place for souvenirs in Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096226.j1cTBaPm.CyprusDec112399.jpg) Laiki Yeitonia is a good place for souvenirs in Nicosia |
![Shopping in Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096227.UCXxIEBY.CyprusDec112400.jpg) Shopping in Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia |
![Silver icons, Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096228.3QK1MOCN.CyprusDec112401.jpg) Silver icons, Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia |
![Typical Greek souvenirs, Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096229.Soi6hfbY.CyprusDec112402.jpg) Typical Greek souvenirs, Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia |
![Souvenir Greek pottery](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096235.zVBeylmU.CyprusDec112409.jpg) Souvenir Greek pottery |
![Souvenir copies of the Idol of Pomos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096230.q49SEV04.CyprusDec112403.jpg) Souvenir copies of the Idol of Pomos |
![Most of the Cypriot fertility symbols were of pretty poor quality copies of the 3000-2500 BC originals in the Cyprus Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096231.xHQvDKux.CyprusDec112404.jpg) Most of the Cypriot fertility symbols were of pretty poor quality copies of the 3000-2500 BC originals in the Cyprus Museum |
![I ended up going for this one](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096232.38Q41Wsl.CyprusDec112406.jpg) I ended up going for this one |
![Souvenir figures of Greek gods and heroes, Laïki Yitonia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096186.6jYuxiV5.CyprusDec110355.jpg) Souvenir figures of Greek gods and heroes, Laïki Yitonia |
![George VI Post Box - Nicosia, Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096185.c9KJ5xZB.CyprusDec110354.jpg) George VI Post Box - Nicosia, Cyprus |
![Postcards from Cyprus, Laïki Yitonia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096184.kLN8pnls.CyprusDec110353.jpg) Postcards from Cyprus, Laïki Yitonia |
![Mural of a woman painted next to the door to an old house, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096183.zPRrZUwf.CyprusDec110352.jpg) Mural of a woman painted next to the door to an old house, Nicosia |
![Laiki Yeitonia is probably the most interesting area of the Greek half of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096234.3if8n4Ho.CyprusDec112408.jpg) Laiki Yeitonia is probably the most interesting area of the Greek half of Nicosia |
![Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096236.hBSR2Ddy.CyprusDec112410.jpg) Laiki Yeitonia - Nicosia |
![Souvenirs of Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096084.ARXTOTil.CyprusDec110001.jpg) Souvenirs of Cyprus |
![Christmastime is approaching, South Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096087.Xw7jVyWB.CyprusDec110242.jpg) Christmastime is approaching, South Nicosia |
![Restaurant Kathodon, Ledras Street, near the old city Check Point](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096085.txycckxw.CyprusDec110003.jpg) Restaurant Kathodon, Ledras Street, near the old city Check Point |
![Memorial on the Greek side of the Ledras Street checkpoint](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096086.KsjmrByM.CyprusDec110241.jpg) Memorial on the Greek side of the Ledras Street checkpoint |
![Ledras Street by the Checkpoint](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096088.835tCMIV.CyprusDec110243.jpg) Ledras Street by the Checkpoint |
![University of Cyprus Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture - old town Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096089.ygE7GuxC.CyprusDec110244.jpg) University of Cyprus Faculty of Engineering, Department of Architecture - old town Nicosia |
![Farenomenes Library - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096090.092mPDDp.CyprusDec110245.jpg) Farenomenes Library - Nicosia |
![Solonos Street, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096094.DGD8hlmB.CyprusDec110251.jpg) Solonos Street, Nicosia |
![Panagia Faneromeni Church, 1872 - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096091.XctQy9DO.CyprusDec110248.jpg) Panagia Faneromeni Church, 1872 - Nicosia |
![Glorify Christ is Born - Panagia Faneromeni Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096092.d74AE6Wu.CyprusDec110249.jpg) Glorify Christ is Born - Panagia Faneromeni Church |
![Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096093.bGE3aSMn.CyprusDec110250.jpg) Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia |
![ΤΗς ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟ](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096095.Wh0N1dmD.CyprusDec110252.jpg) ΤΗς ΘΕΟΤΟΚΟ |
![Double-headed eagle of the Greek Orthodox Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096096.Dy8syspk.CyprusDec110253.jpg) Double-headed eagle of the Greek Orthodox Church |
![Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096097.3GWgKWcG.CyprusDec110254.jpg) Mosaic of the Archangel Gabriel |
![Dome of the Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096098.vOy4AToz.CyprusDec110255.jpg) Dome of the Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia |
![Icon of Saint Spyridon, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096099.yiU14XqH.CyprusDec110256.jpg) Icon of Saint Spyridon, Nicosia |
![Silver Cross, Panagia Faneromeni Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096100.G3iWl0Ga.CyprusDec110257.jpg) Silver Cross, Panagia Faneromeni Church |
![Icons - Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096101.p3bEZXnX.CyprusDec110258.jpg) Icons - Panagia Faneromeni Church - Nicosia |
![Icon of St. Demtrius](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096102.YnT2ylof.CyprusDec110260.jpg) Icon of St. Demtrius |
![A reminder of that other famous divided city - the Berlin Wall No 2 Kebab House, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096103.ohgGNui7.CyprusDec110261.jpg) A reminder of that other famous divided city - the Berlin Wall No 2 Kebab House, Nicosia |
![Handicrafts - Paint Your Own Tile Murals - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096104.6DZrzN9X.CyprusDec110262.jpg) Handicrafts - Paint Your Own Tile Murals - Nicosia |
![No Border Underwear, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096105.wJJgJV2E.CyprusDec110263.jpg) No Border Underwear, Nicosia |
![Arablar Mosque - a former French crusader church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096106.tL4WuQFt.CyprusDec110264.jpg) Arablar Mosque - a former French crusader church |
![Faneromenis Girls' School, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096107.PPTpp2if.CyprusDec110265.jpg) Faneromenis Girls' School, Nicosia |
![The marble Mausoleum of the Martyrs of 9 July 1821, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096108.MHrfs45s.CyprusDec110266.jpg) The marble Mausoleum of the Martyrs of 9 July 1821, Nicosia |
![Ο ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΝΟΣ](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096109.E0dluwGA.CyprusDec110267.jpg) Ο ΚΥΠΡΟΥ ΚΥΠΡΙΑΝΟΣ |
![The Altar of Liberty was unveiled in 1921, 100 years after the massacre of 10 July 1821](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096110.YDDTLaud.CyprusDec110268.jpg) The Altar of Liberty was unveiled in 1921, 100 years after the massacre of 10 July 1821 |
![In July 1821 during the Greek War of Independence, 486 prominent Greek Cypriots were executed by the Ottoman Turks in Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096111.Bww5ZEVR.CyprusDec110269.jpg) In July 1821 during the Greek War of Independence, 486 prominent Greek Cypriots were executed by the Ottoman Turks in Nicosia |
![Shrouded head beneath the canopy of the 1821 Martyrs Tomb](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096112.GnlGETVh.CyprusDec110270.jpg) Shrouded head beneath the canopy of the 1821 Martyrs Tomb |
![Altar of the Nation in the square between Panagia Faneromeni Church and the Girls' School](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096113.Qdf5hE3V.CyprusDec110271.jpg) Altar of the Nation in the square between Panagia Faneromeni Church and the Girls' School |
![Faneromenis Girls' School behind a blue construction wall](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096114.26okmHUn.CyprusDec110272.jpg) Faneromenis Girls' School behind a blue construction wall |
![Markers for a walking tour of the Old Walled City of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096115.v3uULM5V.CyprusDec110273.jpg) Markers for a walking tour of the Old Walled City of Nicosia |
![Plateia Tillyrias, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096117.7rvYQ0QV.CyprusDec110275.jpg) Plateia Tillyrias, Nicosia |
![A sure sign of the various foreign communities in Cyprus - Russian, Romanian and Filipino Satellite TV](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096119.FDT3fVNC.CyprusDec110277.jpg) A sure sign of the various foreign communities in Cyprus - Russian, Romanian and Filipino Satellite TV |
![Trikoupi Street near Plateia Tillyrias, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096120.g1MuNgvB.CyprusDec110278.jpg) Trikoupi Street near Plateia Tillyrias, Nicosia |
![Omeriye Mosque, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096116.CQlnbTdF.CyprusDec110274.jpg) Omeriye Mosque, Nicosia |
![Omeriye Mosque is an active Muslim place of worship in the Greek half of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096118.ShPLFPoO.CyprusDec110276.jpg) Omeriye Mosque is an active Muslim place of worship in the Greek half of Nicosia |
![Commander of the Faithful, the Caliph Umar is said to have rested here in the 7th C., hence the name Omeriye Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096121.wIHWnb3m.CyprusDec110279.jpg) Commander of the Faithful, the Caliph Umar is said to have rested here in the 7th C., hence the name Omeriye Mosque |
![Minaret of the Omeriye Mosque, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096128.ykXAODsJ.CyprusDec110287.jpg) Minaret of the Omeriye Mosque, Nicosia |
![E.U. funded rehabilitation of Old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096129.bjtvac6k.CyprusDec110288.jpg) E.U. funded rehabilitation of Old Nicosia |
![In the name of Allah, open to me the gates of mercy](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096122.XdVscUJI.CyprusDec110280.jpg) In the name of Allah, open to me the gates of mercy |
![The Omeriye Mosque was the Church of St. Mary, destroyed by the Turks in 1570 during the Ottoman-Venetian War](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096123.771tTrV6.CyprusDec110281.jpg) The Omeriye Mosque was the Church of St. Mary, destroyed by the Turks in 1570 during the Ottoman-Venetian War |
![The Turks restored the church as a mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096124.U4m8xR2X.CyprusDec110282.jpg) The Turks restored the church as a mosque |
![A problem with recycling old churches as mosques is that the alignment of the nave is rarely oriented towards Mecca](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096125.Gi1WM0GN.CyprusDec110283.jpg) A problem with recycling old churches as mosques is that the alignment of the nave is rarely oriented towards Mecca |
![The former altar area of the Augustinian Church of St. Mary, now a mosque - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096126.A37MAr0n.CyprusDec110284.jpg) The former altar area of the Augustinian Church of St. Mary, now a mosque - Nicosia |
![Mohammed described the Second Coming of Jesus (described in the Hadith)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096127.RtnoGlpw.CyprusDec110285.jpg) Mohammed described the Second Coming of Jesus (described in the Hadith) |
![Ερωδος](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096130.1XKsl1Gj.CyprusDec110289.jpg) Ερωδος |
![Ethnological Museum - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096131.5SYXd5qC.CyprusDec110290.jpg) Ethnological Museum - Nicosia |
![Ethnologial Museum - House of Hadji Georgakis Kornesios, the Dragoman of Cyprus 1779-1809](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096132.G5jPC66h.CyprusDec110291.jpg) Ethnologial Museum - House of Hadji Georgakis Kornesios, the Dragoman of Cyprus 1779-1809 |
![Patriarchou Grigoriou Street, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096133.huEA7iIn.CyprusDec110293.jpg) Patriarchou Grigoriou Street, Nicosia |
![Church of Agios Antonious, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096135.c7gxEI7L.CyprusDec110296.jpg) Church of Agios Antonious, Nicosia |
![Cyprus Kitty, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096134.DSxq8jND.CyprusDec110295.jpg) Cyprus Kitty, Nicosia |
![Severios Library, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096140.3hqabGkk.CyprusDec110302.jpg) Severios Library, Nicosia |
![Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096136.lQ2Qe5tV.CyprusDec110297.jpg) Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia |
![Archbishop Leonitos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096137.Dsqr46fT.CyprusDec110298.jpg) Archbishop Leonitos |
![Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096138.zeMGERlY.CyprusDec110299.jpg) Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia |
![Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096139.MRcbhFez.CyprusDec110301.jpg) Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia |
![Double Headed Eagle on the gate to the Archbishop's Palace, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096142.nwlM24zq.CyprusDec110304.jpg) Double Headed Eagle on the gate to the Archbishop's Palace, Nicosia |
![Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096143.lX1KQ0gF.CyprusDec110305.jpg) Archbishop's Palace - Nicosia |
![Archbishop Makarios, the 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096144.UJsjwjPd.CyprusDec110306.jpg) Archbishop Makarios, the 1st President of the Republic of Cyprus |
![Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. John](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096147.7EgctuGr.CyprusDec110311.jpg) Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. John |
![Marble statue of Archbishop Makarios](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096141.lT7Ot3ry.CyprusDec110303.jpg) Marble statue of Archbishop Makarios |
![Archbishop Kyprianos, the Martyr of 1821, with the tower of the Cathedral of St. John](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096145.Vjw78pmq.CyprusDec110307.jpg) Archbishop Kyprianos, the Martyr of 1821, with the tower of the Cathedral of St. John |
![Bust of Archbishop Kyprianos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096146.iHocZQFf.CyprusDec110308.jpg) Bust of Archbishop Kyprianos |
![Shield held by two angels - has the coat-of-arms been wiped off](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096148.tuJkt3h3.CyprusDec110312.jpg) Shield held by two angels - has the coat-of-arms been wiped off |
![Exhibition: Hostages in Germany - the plundered ecclesiastical treasures of Turkish-Occupied Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096149.CLkZfiWB.CyprusDec110313.jpg) Exhibition: Hostages in Germany - the plundered ecclesiastical treasures of Turkish-Occupied Cyprus |
![Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096150.nw8lhmjy.CyprusDec110314.jpg) Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery, Nicosia |
![CyprusDec11 0316.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096152.TyIltcaS.CyprusDec110316.jpg) CyprusDec11 0316.jpg |
![ΠΑΓΥΠΡΙΟΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟΝ](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096153.J7EGFnoj.CyprusDec110317.jpg) ΠΑΓΥΠΡΙΟΝ ΓΥΜΝΑΣΙΟΝ |
![Pagkyprion (Pancyprian) Gymnasium, 1812, the oldest high school in Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096154.kK4A4Gzy.CyprusDec110319.jpg) Pagkyprion (Pancyprian) Gymnasium, 1812, the oldest high school in Cyprus |
![Cyprus Folk Art Museum](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096151.C4hxvPtJ.CyprusDec110315.jpg) Cyprus Folk Art Museum |
![Agiou Ioannou Street, old Nicosia north of the Pancyprian Gymnasium](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096155.di9VOUQq.CyprusDec110320.jpg) Agiou Ioannou Street, old Nicosia north of the Pancyprian Gymnasium |
![Tahtakale Mosque, near the Green Zone, old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096156.X7CflMub.CyprusDec110323.jpg) Tahtakale Mosque, near the Green Zone, old Nicosia |
![Ammochostou Street which runs to the Famagusta Gate, old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096157.agJ2QED1.CyprusDec110325.jpg) Ammochostou Street which runs to the Famagusta Gate, old Nicosia |
![Office in Exile of Kythrea Municipality (Occupied by Turkish Troops) - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096158.adjNypz2.CyprusDec110326.jpg) Office in Exile of Kythrea Municipality (Occupied by Turkish Troops) - Nicosia |
![Famagusta Gate, Old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096159.qU7p2djb.CyprusDec110328.jpg) Famagusta Gate, Old Nicosia |
![Famagusta Gate, Old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096160.bBLa1Fy4.CyprusDec110329.jpg) Famagusta Gate, Old Nicosia |
![Famagusta Gate now houses a cultural center](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096161.4VLc3KJY.CyprusDec110330.jpg) Famagusta Gate now houses a cultural center |
![Podocataro Bastion in the southeast portion of the Venetian walls of Nicosia (1567-1570)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096162.yKtXqbJm.CyprusDec110331.jpg) Podocataro Bastion in the southeast portion of the Venetian walls of Nicosia (1567-1570) |
![Eleftheria (Freedom) Monument, Podocataro Bastion, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096163.l8cUhaLY.CyprusDec110332.jpg) Eleftheria (Freedom) Monument, Podocataro Bastion, Nicosia |
![Ελευθερία μνημείο](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096164.QoCkuq68.CyprusDec110333.jpg) Ελευθερία μνημείο |
![The Liberty Monument was erected in the early 1970's (pre-1974)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096165.Hl4QaklJ.CyprusDec110334.jpg) The Liberty Monument was erected in the early 1970's (pre-1974) |
![Nicosia's Statue of Liberty](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096178.lmxTXpmE.CyprusDec110348.jpg) Nicosia's Statue of Liberty |
![EOKA soldier pulling the chain to raise the gate freeing the EOKA prisoners](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096173.1NnSjiAs.CyprusDec110343.jpg) EOKA soldier pulling the chain to raise the gate freeing the EOKA prisoners |
![Nicosia's Statue of Liberty symbolizes the struggle for Cyprus' independence from Britain](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096167.JfBJMG9H.CyprusDec110336.jpg) Nicosia's Statue of Liberty symbolizes the struggle for Cyprus' independence from Britain |
![Figures emerging from prison symbolizing the freedom of Cyprus following Independence in 1960](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096166.67AgMcIw.CyprusDec110335.jpg) Figures emerging from prison symbolizing the freedom of Cyprus following Independence in 1960 |
![Freedom Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096170.8ADiEvKR.CyprusDec110339.jpg) Freedom Monument - Nicosia |
![EOKA Fighters being released from prison in 1959 (according to LP)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096169.dAagRYYb.CyprusDec110338.jpg) EOKA Fighters being released from prison in 1959 (according to LP) |
![Eleftheria Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096168.dbgy5LIW.CyprusDec110337.jpg) Eleftheria Monument - Nicosia |
![Freedom Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096171.bPap4DXF.CyprusDec110341.jpg) Freedom Monument - Nicosia |
![Freedom Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096172.zWub7NN4.CyprusDec110342.jpg) Freedom Monument - Nicosia |
![Freedom Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096174.BEYG6zPT.CyprusDec110344.jpg) Freedom Monument - Nicosia |
![Apparently, according to LP, the Freedom Monument only depicts Greek Cypriots](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096175.1cBZ2xjg.CyprusDec110345.jpg) Apparently, according to LP, the Freedom Monument only depicts Greek Cypriots |
![Was he shot in the forehead?](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096176.trnJQUzN.CyprusDec110346.jpg) Was he shot in the forehead? |
![Freedom Monument - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096177.LXcGftKu.CyprusDec110347.jpg) Freedom Monument - Nicosia |
![Neverland Rock Bar - Leoforos Konstantinou Paleologou, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096179.hDMHra4g.CyprusDec110349.jpg) Neverland Rock Bar - Leoforos Konstantinou Paleologou, Nicosia |
![Ferris Wheel at Olympiacos between two bastions on the south side of Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096180.PAyMHmUj.CyprusDec110350.jpg) Ferris Wheel at Olympiacos between two bastions on the south side of Nicosia |
![Symbol of Nicosia with the distinctive 11 bastions of the Venetian Walls](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096181.UDe2CRak.CyprusDec110351.jpg) Symbol of Nicosia with the distinctive 11 bastions of the Venetian Walls |
![Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096190.2C7PQiWN.CyprusDec111365.jpg) Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia |
![Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096191.2yoiCIe4.CyprusDec111366.jpg) Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia |
![Interior of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096192.AmZohUIU.CyprusDec111367.jpg) Interior of Holy Cross Catholic Church, Nicosia |
![The rear of the church backs directly onto the Green Line separating the Turkish north from the Greek south](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096193.t1yM3UPJ.CyprusDec111369.jpg) The rear of the church backs directly onto the Green Line separating the Turkish north from the Greek south |
![Nicosia graffiti - No Religion](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096244.kX9C78jW.CyprusDec112425.jpg) Nicosia graffiti - No Religion |
![Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096238.pVIPYs8r.CyprusDec112415.jpg) Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis |
![Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096237.RjMmNf6C.CyprusDec112414.jpg) Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis |
![Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096240.S2eCmI6v.CyprusDec112418.jpg) Church of the Archangel Michael Trypiotis |
![Agios Savvas Greek Orthodox Church - Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096241.ub0YaKC5.CyprusDec112420.jpg) Agios Savvas Greek Orthodox Church - Nicosia |
![Agios Savvas Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096242.uJecgPFx.CyprusDec112421.jpg) Agios Savvas Church |
![Agios Savvas Church](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096243.uGM0CjAU.CyprusDec112423.jpg) Agios Savvas Church |
![Pedestrianized Ledra Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096247.FfRzNRXP.CyprusDec112430.jpg) Pedestrianized Ledra Street |
![Shacolas Tower - tallest building in the old city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096239.P75EN851.CyprusDec112416.jpg) Shacolas Tower - tallest building in the old city |
![Shacolas Tower (the Debenhams on Ledra Street) has a cafeteria on the 6th floor and an observatory on the 11th Floor](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096245.ekjnixeG.CyprusDec112428.jpg) Shacolas Tower (the Debenhams on Ledra Street) has a cafeteria on the 6th floor and an observatory on the 11th Floor |
![View to the north from Shacolas Tower, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096248.u9xRYRsr.CyprusDec112432.jpg) View to the north from Shacolas Tower, Nicosia |
![For almost two decades, this was the only view of the north of Nicosia for most Cypriots](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096250.LRv0I50l.CyprusDec112434.jpg) For almost two decades, this was the only view of the north of Nicosia for most Cypriots |
![Selimiye Mosque in Turkish-controlled North Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096249.2nUqfarH.CyprusDec112433.jpg) Selimiye Mosque in Turkish-controlled North Nicosia |
![Ledra Street - old Nicosia's main shopping street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096251.CIECMO8S.CyprusDec112435.jpg) Ledra Street - old Nicosia's main shopping street |
![Construction outside the walls of South Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096252.E117hHPd.CyprusDec112437.jpg) Construction outside the walls of South Nicosia |
![I was too early for the observation deck to be open so I had to settle for the view from the cafeteria](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096253.JAHIkYIb.CyprusDec112438.jpg) I was too early for the observation deck to be open so I had to settle for the view from the cafeteria |
![Rooftops of old Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096254.nvidsRBk.CyprusDec112439.jpg) Rooftops of old Nicosia |
![Cypriot goat on Ledra (Lidras) Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096246.X1C3IBW8.CyprusDec112429.jpg) Cypriot goat on Ledra (Lidras) Street |
![Peacocks - Ledra Street, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096255.2G7IrsmH.CyprusDec112440.jpg) Peacocks - Ledra Street, Nicosia |
![Ledra Arcade with Nicosia's Starbucks and McDonalds](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096256.i1Eumigi.CyprusDec112441.jpg) Ledra Arcade with Nicosia's Starbucks and McDonalds |
![Fenix - Ledra Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096257.HXROOwLu.CyprusDec112442.jpg) Fenix - Ledra Street |
![La Gelateria, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096258.F9b05J78.CyprusDec112443.jpg) La Gelateria, Nicosia |
![La Gelateria, Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096259.Mf5eqn4U.CyprusDec112444.jpg) La Gelateria, Nicosia |
![Old Town Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096260.ZZJ8b60j.CyprusDec112445.jpg) Old Town Nicosia |
![Sokratous (Socrates) Street, Old Town Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096261.jcaZIjAz.CyprusDec112446.jpg) Sokratous (Socrates) Street, Old Town Nicosia |
![Cyprus Post Letter Box](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096262.pQAUxzSK.CyprusDec112447.jpg) Cyprus Post Letter Box |
![Brew Fellas - nice selection of imported beers just off Ledra Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096263.z9eh0Iwt.CyprusDec112448.jpg) Brew Fellas - nice selection of imported beers just off Ledra Street |
![Municipal Theater of Lefkosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096188.JTfErO00.CyprusDec111362.jpg) Municipal Theater of Lefkosia |
![EOKA fighter Markos Drakos (1930-1957) by Paphos Gate](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096189.WofN7YRV.CyprusDec111363.jpg) EOKA fighter Markos Drakos (1930-1957) by Paphos Gate |
![Anti-racist graffiti in the Public Garden - We are all immigrants](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096194.48Bd2X6K.CyprusDec111370.jpg) Anti-racist graffiti in the Public Garden - "We are all immigrants" |
![The Garden of Peace sprayed by a disgruntled migrant, one of perhaps 80,000-90,000 in the Republic of Cyprus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096195.SlPSqses.CyprusDec111371.jpg) The Garden of Peace sprayed by a disgruntled migrant, one of perhaps 80,000-90,000 in the Republic of Cyprus |
![Supreme Court of Cyprus - one of the few places where Greek and Turkish appear together (also happens on UK sovereign territory)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096196.bRiwfI0i.CyprusDec111372.jpg) Supreme Court of Cyprus - one of the few places where Greek and Turkish appear together (also happens on UK sovereign territory) |
![Lukoil - Republic of Cyprus - €1.19/liter](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096197.u1V9TMKx.CyprusDec111373.jpg) Lukoil - Republic of Cyprus - €1.19/liter |
![A sturdy house in Nicosia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/143096198.m9hFGRQO.CyprusDec111374.jpg) A sturdy house in Nicosia |