Press and Information Office, Republic of Cyprus: Walled City of Nicosia, Orthodox Cathedral of Panagia Hodegetria (Bedestan) (24B-0008-0016)

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Description

The Orthodox Cathedral of Panagia Hodegetria was built in the fourteenth century over an early Christian basilica and was expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Ottoman dominion, it was used as a bedestan (covered market).

Type

cathedral

Material

stone (rock)

Chronology Period

14th c. AD
15th c. AD
16th c. AD

Technique

masonry

Content Provider

​Press and Information Office, Republic of Cyprus

Content Rights

InC