The Sultan’s Library
The Great Inn (The Buyuk Han)
25 October, 2009
The Eaved House
26 October, 2009
- Sultan’s Library | Nicosia
At the eastern end of the Selimiye mosque, there is a paved pedestrian area where the Sultan’s Library is to be found. It is a square unprepossessing building with a domed roof and most of the time it is kept closed. The books that it once contained have been moved elsewhere and the interior may only be viewed by applying to the custodian of the nearby “Eaved House” who holds the keys.
Lavinia Neville Smith
Lavinia Neville Smith first came to North Cyprus in 1995, and fell in love with the country and the Turkish Cypriot people. A self confessed dilettante, with a varied working career, it was not until she returned in 1997 and went into tourism that she was able to put to good use her knowledge of history, ancient and modern, acquired long ago at school. She is a co-author of the Landmark Visitors Guide to North Cyprus, and continues to promote this beautiful country as far afield as possible.
