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International Year of Invalids

European Campaign for Urban Renaissance

Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana

The Madonna, Mother of God, Mistress of Angels, a fresco from the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour at Palechori, dates from the 2nd decade of the 16th century. Here the Madonna with hands raised in supplication is, according to Byzantine…

Christ Pantokrator (Church of Arakas, Lagoudera)

The Baptism of Christ (Church of Our Lady of Asinou, Nikitari)

Self Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci

"The last Supper" Painting of Leonardo da Vinci

Legend or not the tale is often told how in 1481 Leonardo da Vinci visited Cyprus and purchased Lefkara lace for the High Altar of the Cathedral of Milan. Lefkara lace and embroidery known as "Lefk ar itik a" are one of the oldest and most enduring…

The 40 m. stamp depicts a folk dancer wearing the traditional black leather boots, the Vraka (baggy trousers) and the short waistcoat, which is of ten beautifully embroidered with coloured threads. He carries a glass of water on his head. In Cyprus,…