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| direction_a = | terminus_a = | direction_b = | terminus_b = | junction = | designer = | commissioning_date = | construction_start_date = | completion_date = | inauguration_date = | demolition_date = | north = | south = | west = | east = | known_for = Center of North Nicosia, historical administrative center | website = }} Sarayönü ((ギリシア語:Πλατεία του Σεραγίου)), officially Atatürk Square ((トルコ語:Atatürk Meydanı); ), is a square in North Nicosia. It is the center of the Turkish part of the city〔Armstrong, Mark. ''Mediterranean Europe'' (1995) Lonely Planet Publications, (p. 215 ).〕 and was the administrative center of the island for centuries. There are the Turkish Cypriot central law courts, a post office, a police station and a number of banks in the square. The thoroughfare of Girne Avenue ends in the square. The Ottoman governor's mansion, originally a Lusignan, and later Venetian palace, also stood in the south west of the square, before it was destroyed by the British in early 20th century.〔Marc Dubin, Damien Morris. ''The Rough Guide to Cyprus'' (2002), Rough Guides, (p. 300 ).〕 == Name == The name "Sarayönü", meaning "the front of the palace" has been commonly used for a long time. The square was reportedly known as "Orduönü Square" before the 18th century.〔 Giovannia Mariti wrote in 1767 that the square was called "Saray Square" by the local population. The first British administrative records mention the square as "Serai Eunu Meidanlik" ("Sarayönü Meydanlığı", Sarayönü Square) and "Hioukioumet Konaghi Meidani" ("Hükümet Konağı Meydanı", Government House Square). The name was then switched to "Konak Square" ("Mansion Square") prior to the last years of British sovereignty on the island.〔Keshishian, Kevork K. (1978). ''Nicosia: Capital of Cyprus Then and Now'', p. 104, The Mouflon Book and Art Centre.〕 The square was officially renamed "Atatürk Square" after Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1943 by the Nicosia Municipality under Themistoklis Dervis. According to the contemporary Turkish Cypriot newspaper ''Söz'', the change was greeted with appreciation by the Turkish Cypriot community and helped Dervis boost his popularity prior to the upcoming elections.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sarayönü Square」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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