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Ο ναός κτίστηκε το 1914, πιθανώς στη θέση προγενέστερου ναού αφιερωμένου στον τοπικό άγιο Ειρηνικό. Ανήκει στον τύπο της μονόκλιτης…

At the top of the Vouni hill, a large palatial complex was excavated in 1928 – 1929. Four construction phases are represented in the palatial complex, corresponding to teo periods of the Cypro-Classical years (from the early to the mid-5th century…

At the top of the Vouni hill, a large palatial complex was excavated in 1928 – 1929. Four construction phases are represented in the palatial complex, corresponding to the periods of the Cypro-Classical years (from the early to the mid-5th century…

The prehistoric city at Toumba tou Skourou, built sometime between the end of the Middle Bronze Age and the beginning of the Late Bronze Age (16th and 15th centuries B.C.) was still standing until the end of the Cypro-Archaic years (475 B.C.) After…

The Boys' School (1926) is built in the neoclassical style which was the
prevalent style used for the construction of schools in the whole of Cyprus
during the late nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century.

Built in 1930, the chapel lies on the southwestern part of the village. Plundered after 1974, it has been converted into a stable. Today it lies in ruins.

In antiquity, Soloi was one of the most significant city-kingdoms in Cyprus, on its north coast (Morphou area). It was the seat of an important kingdom which throve from the Classical until the Paleochristian period. With the exception of the Theatre…

In the tiny island of Petra tou Limnite, one of the oldest settlements in Cyprus (7000-5310 B.C.) was discovered. Here, the Swedish Archaeological Mission carried out excavations between 1927 and 1931. The fate of antiquities remains unknown, as the…

The church was built in 1953 to the three-aisled basilica plan. Plundered by the Turks after 1974, it was converted into a mosque in 1977.

It was built in the late 19th century to the single-naved basilica type, covered by groin vaults. After 1974, the church was desecrated and plundered, then turned into a “theatrical stage”. Today it houses a Turkish settler.