Title

Byzantine chapel, St Hilarion Castle, North Cyprus.

Caption

Byzantine chapel, St Hilarion Castle, North Cyprus. Dating from the 10th century, St Hilarion Castle stands on top of a peak in the Kyrenia mountain range in northern Cyprus. It was originally a monastery, named after a monk who allegedly chose the site for his hermitage.

Date

1916

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_409

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings interior religious architecture archway arch country religion Cyprus window castle color colour defence medieval chapel Christian Christianity column pillar pillars fortification cypriot Byzantine location stronghold century Architectural Feature 10th Century tenth century mediaeval Middle Ages apse Byzantium PETER THOMPSON St Hilarion Castle TGN photograph Northern Cyprus Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM photograph