North Nicosia - Bedesten

Bedesten is a historical building located directly beside the Selimiye Mosque. The structure has a long history spanning more than one thousand years. Originally built as a church in about the sixth century, and expanded and rebuilt between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, dedicated to Saint Nicholas, it was converted to a bedesten, a type of covered market, during the period of Ottoman rule. It is currently used as a cultural centre.

A gargoyle - and below the dove a peson, holding a snake. Or an eel.