It is not only Nicosia's, but one of the Island's most important Ottoman works of architecture. It was built between 1572-1579 as a two storied, square planned building with Bursa's Koza Khan taken as an example. The Khan consists of a total of 68 rooms, where the rooms on the ground floor were used as shops of commerce and the rooms on the top floor were used as hotel rooms. The building is now used as...
After the changes, during the Venetian period, the building was given to the Greek Orthodox metropolis. Its different architectural styles gave it a mixture of texture and design. During the Ottoman period, it was mostly used as a bazaar to sell or store textile products and fabric. The stone carved windows on the North door look similiar to the ones at St. Sophia...
St. Barnabas Monastery was built in the memory of St. Barnabas, who was the son of a Jewish family from Salamis. After going to Jerusalem to study, he converted to Christianity and returned to Cyprus preaching Christianity all over the island together with St. Paul. The Monastery consists of a church, courtyard, monastery rooms and the chapel in which St.Barnabas' tomb lies. The Monastery is being...