Famagusta was originally a small commercial and fishing port but with the advent of the Crusades and the reign of the Lusignans it attained much greater significance. The Old Town is surrounded by magnificent wall, 17 meters high and 9 meters wide, which were constructed by the Lusignans and further reinforced by the Venetians in 1489. There are reputed to be 365 places of worship in Gazimagusa and among the foremost of these is the Lala Mustafa Pasa Mosque. Formerly St. Nicholas Cathedral, where the Lusingnan kinds were crowned, it’s name was changed after the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571. It remains as one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture to this day. The Knights Templar, The Knights Hospitaller and Othello also share in the great history of this city.