Cathedral of the Saints Peter and Paul

This monumental church is one of the largest and best-preserved examples of Gothic architecture in the walled town of Famagusta. It was built during the reign of Peter I with the financing of the wealthy merchant Simon Nostrano, who raised the necessary sum from the profits of a single commercial voyage to Syria. The building stands out for its powerful exterior buttresses and its impressive cross-vault. After the Ottoman conquest of 1571 it was converted into a mosque (Sinan Pasha), during the British period it was used as a grain warehouse (earning the popular name 'Wheat Mosque'), while today it houses a public library.