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1Famagusta Gate
📖 Type: City Gate
- 🛡️ 1567 Venetian gateway (Porta Giuliana)
- 🏰 Part of star-shaped city wall fortifications
- 🎨 Dome now used as cultural center
- 📖 Formerly linked Nicosia to the east coast
- 🖼️ Venue for exhibitions and performances
2Lapidary Museum
📖 Type: Medieval Stone & Architectural Museum
- 🏛️ Housed in a 15th-century Venetian-style guesthouse
- 🗿 Collection of medieval stone carvings, columns, tombstones
- 🛡️ Features coats of arms, Gothic tracery, Venetian Lion of St. Mark
- 📜 Artifacts curated during British colonial period by G. E. Jeffery
- 🏗️ Renovated and opened as a museum in 2003
- 📸 Notable for its Gothic window from the Lusignan Palace
3Selimiye Mosque
📖 Type: Gothic Cathedral/Mosque
- ⛪ Former St. Sophia Cathedral (13th–14th c.)
- 🌙 Converted into mosque by Ottomans (1570s)
- 🏩 Former coronation church of Lusignan kings
- 🎨 Blend of Gothic and Islamic architecture
- 📸 Iconic twin minarets and high vaults
4Bedesten (St. Nicholas Church)
📖 Type: Church/Marketplace
- ⛪ 14th-century church turned Ottoman market hall
- 🌎 Originally Byzantine, rebuilt in Gothic style
- 🔄 Mixed Christian-Muslim cultural history
- 🎨 Now used for art exhibits & concerts
- 📚 EU-funded restoration in 2009
5Bandabuliya Market
📖 Type: Historic Covered Bazaar & Local Market
- 🏛️ Originally built in 1932 during British colonial rule in North Nicosia
- 🛍️ Traditionally the city’s central marketplace for fresh produce, spices, and local goods
- 🧺 Now hosts stalls selling souvenirs, crafts, textiles, and Cypriot delicacies
- 🏗️ Renovated and reopened in 2012 as a cultural and commercial space
- 🎭 Also used for exhibitions, cultural events, and performances
- 📸 Notable for its vibrant atmosphere and preserved colonial architecture
6Büyük Han
📖 Type: Caravanserai
- 🏩 16th-century Ottoman inn (1572)
- 🏍️ Traditional shops and local artisan studios
- ☕ Cafés around central courtyard fountain
- 🎨 Art galleries and cultural exhibitions
- 📸 Restored as a cultural hub
7Büyük Hamam
📖 Type: Ottoman Public Bath / Historical Bathhouse
- 🏛️ Built in the 16th century on the foundations of a medieval Lusignan church in North Nicosia
- 🛁 Served as a central Ottoman-era hammam for the local community
- 🕌 Features typical bathhouse sections: soğukluk (cold room), ılıklık (warm room), hararet (hot room)
- 🏗️ Characterized by domed ceilings, marble basins, and stone interiors
- 🛠️ Restored and reopened for cultural and touristic visits
- 📸 Recognizable by its sub-street-level entrance and preserved Ottoman architecture
8Armenian Church & Nunnery
📖 Type: Church/Monastery
- ⛪ 14th-century Gothic monastic complex
- 📜 Armenian Apostolic heritage
- 🛅 Restored with Europa Nostra Award (2013)
- 🕯️ Armenian Genocide memorial on site
- 🎨 Fusion of European and Eastern Christian styles
9Derviş Paşa Ethnography Museum
📖 Type: Ottoman Ethnographic & Cultural Museum
- 🏠 Located in an 1801-built Ottoman mansion in the Arabahmet quarter
- 🪑 Features traditional Cypriot household objects, costumes, weapons, and crafts
- 🏛️ Two-storey mansion with stone base, adobe upper floor, Baghdadi bay window
- 📜 Former residence of Hacı Ahmet Derviş Efendi, publisher of Cyprus’s first Turkish newspaper
- 🏗️ Converted into an ethnographic museum in 1988
- 📸 Highlights include the inner courtyard and restored period interiors
10Dr. Fazıl Küçük Museum
📖 Type: Personal & Historical Museum
- 🏠 Former home, clinic, and office of Dr. Fazıl Küçük, first Vice-President of Cyprus
- 🗂️ Showcases personal belongings, medical tools, furniture, documents, and photos
- 🏛️ Includes his original study, clinic equipment, and a police motorcycle
- 📰 Also housed the Halkın Sesi newspaper office and TMT resistance HQ
- 🗓️ Opened as a museum in 1997, restored in 2016
- 📸 Preserved authentic interiors with historical memorabilia
11Mevlevi (Dervish) Museum
📖 Type: Museum (Tekke)
- 🕌 Former Sufi lodge of the Mevlevi (Whirling Dervishes)
- 🎼 Displays on Sufi music, rituals, and lifestyle
- 🧿 Spiritual and cultural heritage site
- 📜 Active from 17th century until 1950s
- 🏛️ Now a museum with dervish artifacts and tombs
12Kyrenia Gate
📖 Type: City Gate
- 🏰 Venetian-built gate (1567)
- 🕏 Later renovated by the Ottomans
- 🧱 Leads to the northern Kyrenia region
- 🗽 Tourist info center inside
- 📜 Inscriptions from both Venetian & Ottoman eras
13National Struggle Museum
📖 Type: Museum of Turkish Cypriot National Struggle & History
- 📜 Heritage: Chronicles Turkish Cypriot national resistance
- 🧰 Exhibits: Weapons, flags, personal belongings, documents, statues
- 🛠️ Timeline: Founded 1982; new premises 2001; upgraded 2023
- 🎭 Ambience: Multimedia, emotional props, Atatürk garden statue
14Museum of Barbarism
📖 Type: Memorial Museum & Historical Site
- 🏠 Set in the former home of Major Nihat İlhan in the Kumsal district, North Nicosia
- 🩸 Commemorates the 1963 Bloody Christmas massacre of İlhan’s family
- 🧳 Displays victims’ belongings, clothes, shoes, and personal items
- 📜 Features a bilingual historical timeline, interactive media, and memorial exhibits
- 🏗️ Originally opened in 1966, renovated and reopened in 2022
- 📸 The preserved bathroom with bullet holes remains a haunting focal point
15Cyprus Museum of Modern Arts
📖 Type: Modern & Contemporary Art Museum
- 🎨 Features over 8,000 modern artworks from 14 Turkic states
- 🖼️ Includes paintings, sculptures, glass art, coins & stamps
- 🏗️ Established in 2018; new grand building under construction
- 🎭 Hosts exhibitions, artist talks, and workshops
📸 Notable for its diverse cultural collections and large-scale exhibits
16Retro Car Museum
📖 Type: Automotive History Museum
- 🚘 Displays over 150 classic and vintage cars from various eras
- 🏎️ Features rare models, including a 1903 Crestmobile and historic Rolls-Royces
- 🛠️ Includes military vehicles, motorcycles, and unique prototypes
- 🏗️ Opened as part of the university’s cultural institutions
- 📸 Highlights include well-preserved classics and a replica of Atatürk’s official car