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Description
Property Name: Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque
Inventory No: 90-392-1
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2008-02-18
Country (State party): Turkish Cypriot State
Province: Famagusta
Town:
Geographic coordinates: 35° 7′ 29.43″ N
33° 56′ 33.57″ E
Historic Period:
Year of Construction: 1298-1326, 1571
Style:
Original Use: Mosque
Current Use: Mosque
Architect: Unknown
Significance
At the center of the old walled city of Famagusta is the Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque, the former St Nicolas Cathedral of 14th century, which resembles the European Gothic Cathedals.The mosque was named after the Turkish leader who conquered the city and converted the church into a mosque in 1571.
Selection Criteria
vi. to be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance
State of Preservation
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