Which Gothic cathedral in Nicosia, where the Lusignan kings of Cyprus were crowned, became the Selimiye Mosque after 1570?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Cathedral of Saint Sophia
- Step 1: The building is in the old city of Nicosia. Step 2. Saint Sophia, built in the thirteenth century, was converted to a mosque after the Ottoman conquest. Answer: The Cathedral of Saint Sophia. Why not the others: Saint Lazarus is in Larnaca; Saint Nicholas is in Famagusta; Chrysaliniotissa is a different Nicosia church that stayed a church.
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