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Children’s Issue Booklet, The Prince of Venice folk tale
Τhe Prince of Venice is the Cypriot folk tale of the King of Pafos and his three daughters. It is a tale where love, jealousy, evil intentions, magic, determination, repentance and courage unfold to bring a happy ending to the King’s youngest…
Children’s Issue, Spanos and the Forty Dragons
It is the passion of Hambis, the well known Cypriot engraver from the occupied village of Kontea, to spin the tales of the village, its sorrows, its beauty and its joys just like a weaver. He never drops a stitch and his ink is transformed into a…
Chionodoxa iochiae meikle, Wild Flowers of Cyprus Thematic Issue, Republic of Cyprus, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
All the illustrated stamps are from the collection of original watercolors of Cypriot flora by E.Megaw and D. Meilke, which they donated to the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. The six stamps depicted in this issue form part of the forty donated…
Chirst Child, Mosaics from Kanakaria Church Lithrangomi Village, Republic of Cyprus
These priceless mosaics from the church of our Lady of Kanakaria in the Karpass peninsula are early Byzantine master pieces dating from the 6th century A.D. or earlier. The tesserae used for the mosaics are of various colored glass, glass capped with…
Choir 'Voice of Kyrenia'
Choir 'Voice of Kyrenia' during a municipality event in 2011.
Choirokoitia Dam
Capacity: 205.000 m3
Year of Operation: 1984
Type: Earthfill
Category: Large Dam
Designed by: Water Development Department
Constructed by: Iacovou Bros
Year of Operation: 1984
Type: Earthfill
Category: Large Dam
Designed by: Water Development Department
Constructed by: Iacovou Bros
Choirokoitia, Archaelogical Site, Larnaca, Cyprus
The archaeological site of Choirokoitia has been a listed UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1998. It is a well preserved settlement from the Neolithic Age. Remains from all phases of the Neolithic Age are evident in the settlement, providing an…
Christ
Christ is blessing and holds an open gospel. He wears a cloak with elaborate drawings. The icon is on the south of the main entrance to the Sanctuary of the iconostasis in the Katholikon.
Christ
Christ is seated on a luxurious throne, giving His blessing and holding a closed Gospel with a painted cross. This wall-painting is found on the north wall of the Naos in the Enkleistra.
Christ
Christ blesses and holds an open Gospel. It is an icon of the Great Supplication which is saved on the nave of the iconostasis of the Katholikon. Dimensions 83 x 69 cm. Painted by Joseph Chourri.