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Lighthouses are built on promontories, hazardous sea areas and at the entrance of ports to guide ships safely into harbour or to warn them so as to avoid dangerous areas which are in the vicinity.

The lighthouses in Cyprus were built during the…

The architecture we see in this set of Post Office buildings, is typical of the architecture we observe in all parts of the world that have been influenced by the Greek ideas, local demands such as the weather, local traditions and their intended…

Limestone Head

During the Classical Period 475-325 B.C. Cyprus found itself in the midst of a conflict between Greece and Persia and its cities were subjugated by Persia in 498 B.C. This limestone sarcophagus dated c.460-450 B.C., one of the many antiquities, which…

kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) poet, philosopher and painter writing about children in his book "The Prophet", said: "Your children are not your children They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you,…

Lions Attacking Bull (5th Century B.C.)

Lions Attacking Bull (5th Century B.C.).

Lions International Emblem

The Spanish city of Barcelona, hosted for the first time in three decades the first Olympic Games that were not marred by boycotts. The opening ceremony was the most spectacular and impressive ever staged. Athletes from most of the new countries of…

Lord Robert Baden-Powell (1857-1941) was a professional soldier. He won fame when he masterminded the defence of Mafeking in the Transvaal during the Boer War. But he is best known as the founder of the Boy Scouts movement in 1908 and the Girl Guides…