EU: A fortified arched gate, Nicosia, Cyprus (1878)
1878 Nicosia, Cyprus
An arched gate set into Nicosia's city walls, photographed in 1878. The fortifications encircling the Cypriot capital date to the Venetian period, when the walls were rebuilt in their current star-shaped form during the 16th century.
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![EU: Nicosia, Cyprus. Photograph by John Thomson, [L0056641] (1878), Nicosia, 1878](https://cdn.placewas.com/placewas/88ddbec756ea42bab3758dde9d89e7b2.jpg?width=400)
