Lapidary Museum
📍 59G8+J7M, Zühtüzafe Sk, Lefkoşa 99010
⭐ 3.2 / 5.0
The Lapidary Museum (Taş Eserler Müzesi) is housed in a beautiful 15th-century Venetian building adjacent to the Selimiye Mosque in Nicosia's old city. The museum displays a collection of stone carvings, architectural fragments, coats of arms, and Gothic window tracery salvaged from churches, mansions, and public buildings across North Cyprus. The collection spans from the Lusignan period through the Venetian era.
The museum building itself, with its Gothic arched doorway and vaulted interior, is as interesting as the collection it houses. Highlights include Lusignan coats of arms, carved marble sarcophagi, and ornate window frames that demonstrate the sophisticated craftsmanship of medieval Cyprus. The museum is small and can be visited in under an hour, making it a perfect complement to the adjacent Selimiye Mosque and Büyük Han.
Key facts: 15th-century Venetian building · Medieval stone carvings · Gothic and Lusignan artefacts · Adjacent to Selimiye Mosque · Small focused collection · ~30–45 min visit · Small entry fee
The museum building itself, with its Gothic arched doorway and vaulted interior, is as interesting as the collection it houses. Highlights include Lusignan coats of arms, carved marble sarcophagi, and ornate window frames that demonstrate the sophisticated craftsmanship of medieval Cyprus. The museum is small and can be visited in under an hour, making it a perfect complement to the adjacent Selimiye Mosque and Büyük Han.
Key facts: 15th-century Venetian building · Medieval stone carvings · Gothic and Lusignan artefacts · Adjacent to Selimiye Mosque · Small focused collection · ~30–45 min visit · Small entry fee
