Originally built as the Cathedral of Saint Sophia during the Lusignan period in the 13th century, this is one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the eastern Mediterranean. Queen Alix de Champagne and Archbishop Thiryx oversaw the project, and after its consecration the cathedral served as the coronation church of the Lusignan kings.
When the Ottomans took the city in the 16th century, they converted it into a mosque, adding two minarets and a mihrab. The 14th-century reliefs of saints and angels on the doors and panels survived the conversion and are still visible today -- an unusual blend of Gothic Christian art and active Muslim worship that you won't find anywhere else.