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Agios Ioannis Church
In the grounds of the Makarios Cultural Foundation is Agios Ioannis Church, which was built in 1662 and has the most wonderful frescoes dating from 1736.
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Arablar Mosque
Alongside Plateia Faneromenis is Plateia Okostïogdois Oktovriou, where this tiny mosque is squirrelled away. A curious building, unfortunately no longer open to the public, it was the church of Stavros tou Misirikou in Lusignan times. Inside, if you manage to find someone to let you in, is a beautiful octagonal dome, on top of impressive colonnaded arches.
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Bayraktar Mosque & Liberty Monument
This prominent mosque, situated on the Constanza Bastion, marks the spot where the Venetian Walls were breached by the Ottomans in 1570. The bayraktar (standard bearer) was killed by the Ottomans and his body was subsequently recovered and buried here. The small mosque was the target of terrorist activity, in the 1960s, that damaged it and the nearby tomb.
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Faneromeni Church
The centre of the city before Plateia Eleftherias took over in 1974, Plateia Faneromenis is a quiet square, so silent that birdsong can be heard only metres away from the bustle of Ledra street. In the centre is the impressive Faneromeni Church, built in 1872 on the site of an ancient Orthodox nunnery. It is the largest church within the city walls and is a mixture of neoclassical, Byzantine and Latin styles.
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Holy Cross Catholic Church
This church is in the uncomfortable position of backing onto the Turkish sector while resting within the UN buffer zone. Despite this, the church still functions as a place of worship on the proviso that the back door leading onto the Turkish-controlled sector remains firmly closed. Mass times are posted inside the front-door vestibule.
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Omeriye Mosque
Originally the Augustinian Church of St Mary, the Omeriye Mosque dates from the 14th century. The church was destroyed by the Ottomans as they entered Lefkosia in 1570. It was subsequently restored as a mosque, based on a belief that this was the spot where the Muslim prophet Omer was buried in the 7th century. Its tall minaret can easily be spotted some distance away; the entrance to the mosque is about halfway along Trikoupi.
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Panagia Chrysaliniotissa
The church of Panagia Chrysaliniotissa is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and its name means 'Our Lady of the Golden Flax' in Greek. It is considered to be the oldest Byzantine church in Lefkosia and was built in 1450 by Queen Helena Paleologos. It is renowned for its rich collection of old and rare icons.
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