Nicosia - Famagusta Gate / Nicosia Cultural Center

(Local Name: Lefkosía - Pyli Ammokhóstou) The Venetian walls which encircle the old city possess 11 heart-shaped bastions. The city has three gates. One of them, the Porta Giuliana called Famagusta Gate, is now the Nicosia Municipal Cultural Center. It is used for various exhibitions, conferences, lectures and various performances.

It is the best preserved of the city gates and was always the most important entrance to the city. There is a long passage cut through the gate into the moat and on both sides are guard rooms. It is decorated with numerous coats of arms.