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In this stamp the designer portrays to us the struggle between Dighenis and Charon from the poem of the same name. Above them both is a golden bird. The legend is that God sent Charon to take the soul of Dighenis. When Dighenis and Charon met they…

The Olympic Games in Atlanta, United States, were the first to be hosted without any governmental support. This resulted in the commercialization of the Games which, as such, attracted much criticism. They were however, a commercial success. Two…

Windmill

The first cinematographic pictures were shown in Denmark in 1896 and in 1912 the biggest cinema with a seating capacity of 2,400 was opened in Northern Europe. In the late twenties and early thirties the transitional period from "silent" to "sound"…

Cyprus Cartography- Palaeography

Scout Emblem

Created in 1919, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles, which brought into being the League of Nations. In 1946 the ILO became the first specialized agency of the United Nations.…

St. Nicholas Cathedral - Famagusta

On 4th March 1964, the Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 186(1964) whereby noting the situation with regard to Cyprus: Called upon all members to refrain from the threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political…

On 4th March 1964, the Security Council adopted unanimously Resolution 186(1964) whereby noting the situation with regard to Cyprus: Called upon all members to refrain from the threat of use of force against the territorial integrity or political…