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23-544: The Turkish Cypriot central Law Courts , the Nicosia Post Office , as well as a police station and a number of banks in the square. The thoroughfare of Girne Avenue ends in the square. The Ottoman governor's mansion, originally a Lusignan, and later Venetian palace, also stood in the south west of the square, before it was destroyed by the British in early 20th century. The name "Sarayönü", meaning "the front of

46-469: A Turkish bath and the Ottoman qadi 's residence were built during the Ottoman period in the square. However, as the city's population grew, the military facilities were relocated outside the city and houses with classical Ottoman architecture, featuring bay windows were built. The Venetian Column, which was transported from the ruins of Salamis , stands at the square. The column is made of granite and it

69-615: A raspberry tree at its modern-day place. The old Latin Carmelite church was converted into the Sarayönü Mosque , also known as the Orduönü Masjid ( Turkish : Orduönü Mescidi ). Its exterior displayed arched Gothic architecture , while its interior reflected classical Ottoman architecture. The Sarayönü madrasa , a cemetery, a bazaar, law courts, a fountain, coffeehouses, an arsenal , a military hospital, coffeehouses,

92-537: A well and a large tree used for executions could be found. In the upper floor, some rooms were reserved for the personal use of the governor, while some were used as his offices. The ground floor was used as further offices, a barn and the central prison. The palace extended to cover almost the half of the present-day square, while the Venetian Column was located at the yard of the Sarayönü Mosque, with

115-556: Is a place of temporary storage or carrying of weapons and ammunition, such as any temporary post or patrol vehicle that is only operational in certain times of the day. The term in English entered the language in the 16th century as a loanword from French : arsenal , itself deriving from the term Italian : arsenale , which in turn is thought to be a corruption of Arabic : دار الصناعة , dār aṣ-ṣināʿa , meaning "manufacturing shop". A lower-class arsenal, which can furnish

138-413: Is believed to have been aquarried from the temple of Zeus at Salamis. It was brought to Nicosia from Salamis in 1550 and was stored in the grounds of the "Sarayönü Mosque". It was placed in its current place in 1915 and then was decorated with an engraving at its base of the date it was brought to Nicosia and the date it was erected (1550 and 1915). In the north of the square, there is a fountain built during

161-591: Is located on the central Sarayönü Square . The site of the building was historically occupied by the Lusignan Palace , the former residence of the Frankish kings of Cyprus in the Middle Ages. The British colonial administration considered this building too weak and ruinous and decided to demolish it. The historical gate of the palace wanted to be kept, but it was technically impossible to do so and

184-424: The materiel and equipment of a small army, may contain a laboratory, gun and carriage factories, small-arms ammunition, small-arms, harness, saddlery tent and powder factories; in addition, it must possess great storehouses. In a second-class arsenal, the factories would be replaced by workshops. The situation of an arsenal should be governed by strategic considerations. If of the first class, it should be situated at

207-477: The 1920s, the building was too small for the needs of the administration and new blocks were added to the east and west of the central building. The building was renovated, part by part, between 1998 and 2009. The building is in the Neoclassical architectural style . The central building is rectangular and built of yellow stone ( ashlar ). The entrance gate is a tower that protrudes from the front façade of

230-577: The Ottoman rule. The fountain at the square, which stands at the corner of the Law Courts, was built in the Ottoman period. Giovanni Mariti wrote of the fountain's existence in the 1760s, stating that it was well-supplied with water. The fountain was once supplied with water from the Arab Ahmet water source , but has not been functional for a long time. The fountain has an octagonal plan and has one fountain on every side, within niches. The fountain

253-572: The Venetian column was transported to the square and erected with a Lion of St. Mark placed on its top to symbolize Venetian dominance. It was also reported that the square was home to a Carmelite church during this period. In 1570, following the fall of Nicosia during the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus , a last pocket of resistance continued in the palace, as the governor and his men kept fighting. The Ottoman commander, Lala Mustafa Pasha , called for

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276-439: The base of operations and supply, secure from attack, not too near a frontier, and placed so as to draw in readily the resources of the country. The importance of a large arsenal is such that its defences would be on the scale of those of a large fortress . In the early 21st century, the term " floating armoury " described a ship storing weapons to be supplied to merchant vessels in international waters subject to piracy , so that

299-648: The building became the third Lusignan royal palace in Nicosia. The place where the Venetian Column stands today was occupied by raspberry trees when the Lusignan palace was constructed. When the Republic of Venice captured Cyprus in 1489, the palace was modified and kept actively used as the mansion of the governor. It was called "Palazzo del Governo" by the Venetians. It was during the Venetian period, in 1550, that

322-514: The building, with semicircular arches on its three sides. The other façades are characterized by two-story colonnades and rooms located behind these. Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired , stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned . Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly regarded as synonyms, although subtle differences in usage exist. A sub-armory

345-401: The custody, issue and receipt of stores. Frederick Taylor introduced command and control techniques to arsenals, including the U.S.'s Watertown Arsenal (a principal center for artillery design and manufacture) and Frankford Arsenal (a principal center for small arms ammunition design and manufacture). [REDACTED]   This article incorporates text from a publication now in

368-493: The gate was moved to the present-day Lapidary Museum . Thus, plans made by Frank Cartwright, George Jeffery and William Williams in 1896 that kept the gate were discarded. The present-day law courts building was designed in 1899 by Charles Bellamy, the Director of Public Works. The construction began on 14 June 1900 and was completed in 1904, when the law courts, postal service, land registry office and police moved in. However, by

391-451: The palace" has been commonly used for a long time. The square was reportedly known as "Orduönü Square" before the 18th century. Giovannia Mariti wrote in 1767 that the square was called " Saray Square" by the local population. The first British administrative records mention the square as "Serai Eunu Meidanlik" ("Sarayönü Meydanlığı", Sarayönü Square) and "Hioukioumet Konaghi Meidani" ("Hükümet Konağı Meydanı", Government House Square). The name

414-409: The square. The palace was modified again and kept being used as the governor's mansion. Information regarding the structure of the building at this time has been retrieved from contemporary land title archives and the accounts of A.L. Salvator, who visited the city in 1873. The mansion had two floors and a rectangular shape. After the gates, an arched gateway led to a yard surrounded by porticoes , where

437-411: The surrender of the palace, which the Venetians complied with. This was followed by the slaughter of the Venetian governor and other members of the city elite. On 5 November 1764, another bloody incident happened in the square as the people of Cyprus attacked the palace to kill the governor Çil Osman Ağa and his 18 men for the higher taxes that they demanded. The Ottoman rule saw several developments in

460-574: The upcoming elections. A defining feature of the square was the royal palace constructed by the Lusignan dynasty until its demolition. It was originally constructed as the house of Sir Hugh de la Baume, the Constable of Cyprus, but the royal family decided to move into the house following the burning of their second royal palace by the Mamluks . The move occurred in 1427 after some alterations and

483-475: The weapons do not enter territorial waters where they would be illegal. The branches in a great arsenal are usually subdivided into storekeeping , construction and administration : In the manufacturing branches are required skill, and efficient and economical work, both executive and administrative; in the storekeeping part, good arrangement, great care, thorough knowledge of all warlike stores, both in their active and passive state, and scrupulous exactness in

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506-637: Was covered by a frame supported by columns until the 1950s, but this frame was removed at that time. In 1976, the fountain was restored by the Turkish Cypriot Department of Antiquities. 35°10′41″N 33°21′39″E  /  35.1781°N 33.3609°E  / 35.1781; 33.3609 Law Courts, Nicosia The Law Courts building is a historic building in Nicosia , Cyprus, currently located in North Nicosia . It

529-604: Was then switched to "Konak Square" ("Mansion Square") prior to the last years of British sovereignty on the island. The square was officially renamed "Atatürk Square" after Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1943 by the Nicosia Municipality under Themistoklis Dervis . According to the contemporary Turkish Cypriot newspaper Söz , the change was greeted with appreciation by the Turkish Cypriot community and helped Dervis boost his popularity prior to

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