DIFFERENT A very special house in Lefkoşa (North Nicosia)

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 12:56

If you are sick of the megalomaniacs who want to turn a historical town like Kyrenia into a megalopolis - just look for real beautiful buildings in TRNC, once designed and built by people with good taste. Enjoy a visit here:

▶ [ http://www.allcrusades.com/CASTLES/CYPRUS/NICOSIA/TEXT/lusignan-house/lusignan_house_txt_1.html ].

shrimp


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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 16:18

Hi DC, I love the sound of this house, I just want to knock on the door and wak in, have you any pictures of inside and the courtyard?...shrimpx

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 19:57

RE msg 2, Shrimps: When you click on the link in msg 1, you'll see the word "photobook" (bold, blue text) bewteen grey lines near the top of the page. This word "photobook" is linked to a photobook online, so click "photobook" and you are being served!

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:25

Click on "map of town" (bold, blue text, near the top of the page) and you'll get a map of Walled Nicosia. Choose the top right quarter of the map and you'll find the exact location of the "Lusignan House" and its garden - a great, cool place to sit down and spend some time!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 20:30

WOW hans who lived in a house like that, its beautiful. thank you for sharing it x

shrimp


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Message Posted:
26/03/2011 23:03

I certainly enjoyed looking at these beautiful pictures, and the so simple but beautiful interior....x

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
27/03/2011 08:57

RE msg 5, Lilli: It's not possible to give a complete list of all the people who owned/lived in this fantastic medieval house (six centuries old!), but I'll dig up some info as far back as possible.

bazzagirl


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Message Posted:
27/03/2011 09:40

Beautiful, i will be visiting it in May, thanks DC Bazzagirl

philbailey


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Message Posted:
28/03/2011 02:07

I do not understand this statement

who owned this property



" was emptied (by the local authorities) in the 1980's, had, until then, been partitioned and left for the use of refugees."



was it before aG/cypriot property ?

Suffolk



Joined: 31/08/2008
Posts: 222

Message Posted:
28/03/2011 11:39

Thanks for sharing another piece of NC history and architecture with us Hans!



Mrs S

Snaefell



Joined: 07/06/2009
Posts: 266

Message Posted:
28/03/2011 15:33

Thanks for that Hans. A beautiful building.