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Abstract

Famagusta as a harbor city in Cyprus was used by the merchants for their commercial transactions. This position of the city in medieval time transforms it into a thriving city by the merchants from different regions, each one creates his specific churches in different quarters of the walled city. Some of these historic monuments due to several reason have been destroyed. At different periods, these buildings were preserved and conserved by the authorities. However, some of the conservation policies often fail to appreciate the complexities of the buildings, which results in conflict and failure. In this study, the author with a historical investigation of one of the 14 th century ruined churches in the walled city of Famagusta named St. Mary of Carmel represents a virtual three-dimensional modelling of the structure and its medieval frescoes. These processes were done through investigation, observation to the building's components, measure-drawing, reviewing available historical documents and photos related to the church as well as comparison with other similar churches in Famagusta considering the period of construction and building characteristics.