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Albert, younger son of King George V ascended to the throne upon abdication of his elder brother King Edward VIII on December 11th 1936. He became King George VI. His coronation in Westminster Abbey was on 12th May 1937. In the Second World War the…

Here we have a 13th century two-sided icon of superb palaeologian art where one side depicts the Crucifixion and the other the Virgin Mary. The icon was displayed in the exhibition "Treasures of Cyprus" which was held in the Museum of Decorative Art…

Throwing the Javelin

Contemporary athletic games as well as the Olympic games include the marathon competition. For over two thousand years (490 B.C.) the battle of Marathon has astonished the world so much that it has never been forgotten. When the Persian armies of…

High-jumping

Electric Power Station at Moni near Limassol

Without rivers with perennial flow and inadequate rainfall, Cyprus has had, throughout the centuries, to endure droughts and water shortages with seriousconsequences to its population. It is indeed written that when St. Helena landed in Cyprus the…

Improved Road to Troodos

Cyprus Hilton Hotel, Nicosia

Forest Scene