Название: Medieval and Renaissance Famagusta: Studies in Architecture, Art and History
Автор: Michael J. K. Walsh, Peter W. Edbury, Nicholas S.H. Coureas
Издательство: Routledge
ISBN: 1409435571
Год: 2012
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 388
Размер: 10,5 МБ
Язык: Английский

There was a time seven centuries ago when Famagusta's wealth and renown could be compared to that of Venice or Constantinople. The Cathedral of St Nicholas in the main square of Famagusta, serving as the coronation place for the Crusader Kings of Jerusalem after the fall of Acre in 1291, symbolised both the sophistication and permanence of the French society that built it.