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Gallery of Photos
Ruins of Bellapais Abbey,
Northern Cyprus
. . . THIS MAY TAKE A MOMENT OR TWO . . .
![](921-Bellapais.jpg)
(Photo Credit: R. D. Norbert Backmund, O.Praem., in the 1950s)
For the last 24 photographs below, we thank
Mr. Brian Conneller,
a great friend of the Order.
![distant.gif (42831 bytes)](distant.gif)
This is a distant view of
the abbey across the valley.
![COURTYARD.GIF (70142 bytes)](COURTYARD.GIF)
View of interior cloister
area.
![close.gif (59976 bytes)](close.gif)
Cloister detail
![REFECTORY.JPG (20387 bytes)](REFECTORY.JPG)
An illustration of canons in
the refectory of Bellapais.
![](1.%20chapter%20house%20wing%20-%20dorm%20over.JPG)
- Chapter house with dormitory above
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](2.%20Pillar%20and%20capital%20visible%20in%201..JPG)
- Closeup - pillar and capital
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](3.%20church%20lancet.JPG)
- Church lancet
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](4.%20corbel%20boss.JPG)
- Corbel boss
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](5%20church%20aisle%20capital.JPG)
- Church aisle capital
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](6.%20side%20aisle%20from%20nave.JPG)
- Side aisle from nave of church
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](7%20bellapais%20upper%20cloister.JPG)
- Upper cloister
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](8%20chapterhouse%20entrance.JPG)
- Chapter house entrance
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](9%20chapterhouse%20corbel%20boss.JPG)
- Chapter house corbel boss
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](10%20chapterhouse%20boss%202.JPG)
- A second chapter house corbel boss
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](11chapterhouse%20corbel%20boss%203.JPG)
- A third chapter house boss
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](12%20refectory%20rose.JPG)
- Rose window in the refectory
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](13%20cellar%20under%20ref.JPG)
- Cellar below refectory
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](14%20cellar%20under%20ref%202.JPG)
- Another view of the cellar
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](15%20south%20of%20the%20nave%20and%20transept.JPG)
- South of the nave
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](16%20cellar%20under%20dorm.JPG)
- Cellar below the dormitory
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](17%20chapterhouse%20door%20looking%20out.JPG)
- Chapter house door
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](18%20bellapais%20cloister%20corbel%20of%20tracery.JPG)
- Cloister corbel and tracery
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](19.%20bellcote%20from%20cloister.JPG)
- Bellcote from the cloister
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](20%20tympanum%20of%20ref%20door.JPG)
- Tympanum, refectory doorway
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](21%20view%20of%20ref%20door.JPG)
- View of the refectory doorway
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](22%20w%20cloister.JPG)
- West cloister
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](23.%20broken%20cloister%20arch%202.JPG)
- Broken cloister arch
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)
![](24%20bellapais%20ref%20pulpitum.JPG)
- Lector's pulpit, refectory
- (Photo Credit: Mr. Brian Conneller, 2007)