Abstract
This chapter explores conceptual ramifications of architectural transformation, especially after additions are made to an existing fabric, by utilizing the checquered cultural topography of Cyprus, and highlighting one monument in the capital city Nicosia, the cathedral of St Sophia, which was turned into the Mosque of Ayasofya (Selimiye Mosque). Three different names of the monument, highlighting the present-day mosque still in use (Selimiye Camisi), the Ottoman mosque (Ayasofya Camisi) and the medieval Lusignan cathedral (St Sophia Katedrali) are presented together in a unified title in a white typeface against a blue background in the form of a band. The official pamphlet which introduces the Cathedral of St Sophia and the Ayasofya Mosque clearly reveals how a selective attitude to the past is rejected by its authors and how a more wholistic approach in embracing the multiple lives of this historic house of worship in Nicosia is promoted. Keywords: Ayasofya Mosque; Cyprus; medieval Lusignan cathedral; Nicosia; Ottoman mosque; St Sophia
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