It was also historically called "Ağalar Camisi", meaning "the Mosque of the Lords", as it was frequented by the Turkish local aristocracy, who lived in its vicinity.

[4] On the right-hand side of the building, the spot where the tomb of St. Catherine is said to have been was still shown in the 19th century and the Greek Cypriots often come and lit their oil lamps there.

Three Gothic windows, two of which are divided by slender columns, occupy the space between the buttresses, which have gargoyles on the top.

[5] North of the apse is a sacristy the vaulting of which is supported by corbels with finely carved human heads.

Above the sacristy is a lofty chamber, whose lower window looks onto the main church[1] Both the mihrab (direction of Mecca) and minbar (pulpit) are on the right in this mosque[5] It now functions as an art gallery[6] and was previously a marriage registration office.