Nicosia History of Nicosia • The birth of Nicosia • Ancient Nicosia • The Kingdom of Ledra • Nicosia from Antiquity - today – The names of the city • Richard the Lionheart and the Templars • The Capital of the Lusignan Kingdom • The fortifications during the Lusignan period 1192-1489 AD. • Caterina Cornaro The Last Queen of Cyprus • The Venetian administration and the new fortifications • The new fortifications by Julio Savorgnano • The construction of the new walls • The Siege of Nicosia • Nicosia during the Ottoman period • Nicosia seen by travelers • The Archiduke of Austria Louis Salvator and Nicosia • The Establishment of British Rule • The city of Horatio Herbert Kitchener • Urban Development • The period of the Struggle for Independence 1955-59 • Nicosia capital of the Republic of Cyprus • Nicosia 1963 • Nicosia 1974 • Nιcosia (Lefκosia): A Modern, Administrative, Commercial and Cultural Centre in Eastern Mediterranean • A city that waits Top Print this page