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Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List of UNESCO, Republic of Cyprus

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Title

Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List of UNESCO, Republic of Cyprus

Description

Church of Virgin Mary, Asinou / Church of Virgin Mary, Moutoullas / Church of Virgin Mary, Podithou / Three Apostles, St. Ioannis Lampadistis Monastery / Annunciation, Church of the Holy Cross, Pelentri /Saints, Church of the Cross, Ayiasmati / Archangel Michael and Donor, Pedoulas Church of St. Michael / Church of Saint Nicolaos tis Stegis / Prophets, Church of Virgin Mary, Arakas

In November 1972 the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) initiated the World Heritage List by adopting a treaty known as the World Heritage Convention. Its goal has been to encourage countries and nations to identify cultural and natural properties of outstanding universal value, which deserve to be protected for all generations to come. Any country or nation that has signed he Heritage Treaty, can nominate any property that falls within the following categories: cultural, natural, in danger or mixed (e.g. cultural and in danger). In submitting a site or any property for inclusion on the list a country must also provide a plan and commit itself to properly manage and protect the site or property. Signatories to the treaty are also obliged to assist, whenever possible, in emergency aid campaigns. Cyprus can feel pride in having not only its Painted Churches on the list, but also the city of Paphos with its mosaics and the settlements of Khoirokitia which date back to the 8th and 6th millenniums B.C. By 2002, some 730 sites from more than 125 countries had been listed. After the destruction of the Bamian Buddhas in Afghanistan UNESCO officials were openly voicing the need to strengthen the World Heritage Treaty to counter such cultural crimes.

Source

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Designer: A. Malecos

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

Relation

www.cypruspost.gov.cy

Format

TIFF

Language

EL, EN

Type

Identifier

1987-TROODOS CHURCHES-15C

Coverage

35.160417, 33.346556

Provenance

Harrison & Sons Ltd, England

Files

Citation

Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus and Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “ Troodos Churches on the World Heritage List of UNESCO, Republic of Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed November 5, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/15117.