museum of national struggle - cyprus
A museum dedicated to EOKA (National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters) that fighted against the british empire for self-determination and for union with Greece in the mid to late 1950s.
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When british people lived in caves, greeks built parthenon
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Archbishop's Palace, Nicosia, Cyprus
Archbishop's Palace is the official residence and office of the archbishop of Cyprus located in Nicosia. The palace was built next to the Old Archbishop's Palace (built in the 17th century), between 1956 and 1960; in neo-Byzantine architecture style. Although the Archbishop's Palace is not open to the public; the Byzantine Museum, Library of the Archbishopric, Folk Art Museum and the National Struggle Museum located on its grounds are open to the public.
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NICOSIA OLD CITY
With its 5000 yearlong history, walking is the ideal way to get a feel for the character, history and continual cultural development of Lefkosia (Nicosia). Despite its historical difficulties, Nicosia is still the heart of Cyprus. This can be seen through the ongoing efforts to revitalize the old city, especially through the Nicosia Master Plan, executed under the auspices of the United Nations. Walking through Laiki Geitonia, you will see some remarkable examples of traditional urban architecture, such as the Leventis Municipal Museum and small art workshops. Visit Trypiotis Church (1695), the Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage, and The Museum of George and Nefeli Giabra Pierides Collection of the Bank of Cyprus. Phaneromeni Church is the biggest church in the walled city, and right across is the Cross of Missirikos, a medieval church with gothic Italian elements that was converted into Araplar Mosque in 1571.
At the heart of the inner wall city is the Omerie Area with the Omerie Mosque (once a 14th century Medieval Church dedicated to St. Mary of the Augustines), and the restored Turkish Baths, which won a EUROPA NOSTRA prize. An archaeological site with finds from the Byzantine and Medieval times lies next to the Municipal Arts Centre and the old inns. The 13th century church / 16th century Latin Cathedral of Agia Sofia, and the Selimiye Mosque, can be seen from a distance between the Green line and Turkish-occupied Nicosia.
In Chrysaliniotissa neighbourhood, the renovated houses are once again inhabited after lying derelict following the Turkish invasion of 1974. The most important building is the 18th century Archontiko Odou Axiotheas, which is now used by the University of Cyprus as a Cultural Centre. The 10th century Church of Chrysaliniotssa is next, followed by the Multi-Crafts Centre, which makes and sells contemporary handicrafts. At Ermou Street, you can visit the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) with over 1000 paintings by visitors to Cyprus in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The dead-end of Ermou Street is part of the Green Line (buffer zone), which is controlled by the UN. The religious and cultural centre of the city is Archbishop Kyprianos Square with the Cathedral of St. John, the Folk Art Museum and the Cultural Foundation of Archbishop Makarios the III with its Byzantine Museum. The Folk Art Museum, the Pan Cyprian Gymnasium Museums, and the Museum of National Struggle, offer another aspect of Cypriot culture and history.
From Famagusta Gate Cultural Centre, take a walk on top of the 16th century Venetian walls to see the moat and the modern city outside the walls. At Podocatoro Bastion you will see the Statue of Liberty, representing the Cypriot struggle against British rule (1955-1959). At the neighbourhood of Agios Antonios, visit the Mansion House of the Dragoman, Hadjigeorgakis Cornesios (18th century), which now houses the ethnological museum of the city.
An open-air market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday at Constanza Bastion, next to Bayraktar Mosque. The commercial streets of Onasagoras and Ledra offer shops, restaurants, cafeterias and ice cream kiosks, whilst the Ledra Observatory Museum on the 11th floor of the Shacolas Tower building (in Ledra Street), offers an unobstructed view of the entire city.
Grigoris Afxentiou - Γρηγόρης Αυξεντίου
It was March 3, 1957 when emblematic Cypriot hero Grigoris Afxentiou was burned by the ruling British troops during the four-year war for the liberation of Cyprus.
Afxentiou is a national hero for Cyprus as he was one of the prominent fighters in the 1955-1959 EOKA struggle to liberate the island from British colonial rule and unite Cyprus with Greece.
His death, after holding out against surrounding British soldiers for 10 hours all by himself, in the Battle of Machairas has become an illustrious page in Cypriot history.
Afxentiou was born in the village of Lysi, in the Famagusta district, (which is now under Turkish illegal occupation) on February 22, 1928. In 1948 he went to Athens, Greece to study literature at the University of Athens. However, he could not afford the cost of living and went to serve in the army reserves as lieutenant on the Greek-Bulgarian border.
In 1952, Afxentiou returned to Cyprus where he worked with his father in the fields and then as a taxi driver. When the National Organisation of Cypriot Fighters (EOKA) was formed in 1955, his military background, boldness and charisma brought him next to leader Giorgos Grivas, who made him his second in command.
Afxentiou led attacks on crucial British facilities on the island, such as the power company and the broadcasting corporation, and was responsible for training EOKA recruits in using arms, bomb making techniques and guerrilla warfare. The British soon put a £5,000 bounty on his head.
Constantly on the move, often disguised, Afxentiou continued to direct and conduct operations from hideouts in the Troodos mountains, and in March 1957 found himself holed up near Machairas monastery, south of Nicosia.
On March 3, 1957 British troops acting on a snitch surrounded Afxentiou and his four comrades in their hideout, and called for the men to surrender. Afxentiou ordered his men to leave to fight another day but insisted he had to stay. “I will fight and die,” he told them. “I have to die,” he said and the phrase four times.
After his comrades left, Afxentiou had to hold off the British alone. The troops stormed the hideout, but Afxentiou held them at bay. They tried to kill him by throwing hand grenades into the shelter, but the wounded Afxentiou wouldn’t give up and continued to fight. The British sent in one of Afxentiou’s comrades, Avgoustinos Efstathiou, to persuade Afxentiou to surrender, but Efstathiou decided to stay and fight with his leader.
Eventually, after resistance that lasted 10 hours and after all conventional methods had failed, the British poured petrol into the hideout to burn out the EOKA men. They put explosives and blasted the hideout.
The intensity of the fire that ensued made it impossible for the British soldiers to approach the hideout and it wasn’t until the following morning that they were able to get inside.
There they found Afxentiou's burnt body and next to it a sub-machine gun, revolvers, grenades and a copy of Nikos Kazantzakis’ “Christ Recrucified”, given to Afxentiou by the Abbot of Machairas.
Nicosia train - Route 2 ARCHBISHOPRIC
Route 2
Traveling through history ARCHBISHOPRIC
The journey lasts about 40 minutes and passes by the most famous sights of old Nicosia, like the Centre of Ledra street, the Holy Church of Faneromeni, the Missirikou Cross, Agios Savvas Church, the Trypiotis Church, the Postal Museum, Laiki Geitonia, the Leventis Municipal Museum, the Omeriye Mosque, Omeriye Baths, the House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, the Cyprus Ethnological Museum, the new and the old Archbishopric Palace, Agios Ioannis (Saint John) Cathedral, the Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of National Struggle, Severeios Library, the Pancyprian Gymnasium, the Podocataro Bastion and the monument to Liberty, through Venetian walls
the Bastion Constanza where is the Bayraktar Mosque, D'avila moat the Municipal Library and the City Hall.
Enjoy fantastic views of old Nicosia, through the comfort of wagons and the trains safety and capture all the sightseeing from a different kind of journey.
Cyprus is a tranquil and unspoilt travel destination
Travel to Cyprus
Having a relaxed and composite environment, Cyprus is perfect, tranquil, and untouched. It's a place where you find natural splendor that cannot be expressed with simple words. Marvellous weather, pristine beaches, fine cuisine, affordable accommodation, and the use of our travel guide to help you experience it all, will make your visit to Cyprus unforgettable.
Cyprus is a small island in the far-east corner of the Mediterranean Sea. Three continents surround it: Europe, Asia and Africa. Miles of golden sands, bathed in sunshine almost every day of the year, stretch along its coastline.
Cyprus has the ancient honor of being the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite (the goddess of love and beauty). She chose the divine Cyprus as the site for her emergence from the sea. Cyprus has everything for a perfect, relaxing vacation. The sun, the sea, the food, and the vibrant nightlife, all make Cyprus a very popular destination.
Its recommended to visit Cyprus during summer, or early autumn, or during Easter festivities when you can enjoy some really lovely traditional celebrations.
Cyprus has an awesome variety of ancient monuments and archaeological sites for tourists to visit.
Some popular museums are:
The Cyprus Museum, The National Struggle Museum, The Pierides Foundation Museum, The Leventis Municipal Museum, The Byzantine Museum, The Kourion Museum, The Ethnographic Museum of Cyprus, and The Folk Art Museum.
Other interesting sites are:
Kastelliotissa (a medieval hall), The Chrysaliniotissa Crafts Centre, Famagusta Gate, Chrysaliniotissa Church, Omeriye Mosque, Agios Ioannis Cathedral, The House of Hatzigeorgakis Kornesios, The Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, The State Gallery of Contemporary Art, Ledra Street, Onasagorou Street, The Faneromeni Area, and Laiki Geitonia.
Some areas on the outskirts of Cyprus worth visiting are:
The Dali region, Tamassos, Panagia Chrysospiliotissa, Fikardou, The Machairas Monastery, and Peristerona.
You will be so impressed with Cypruss unique charm, that youll be telling everyone that they should make a plan to visit Cyprus too!
2015 Summer Research Series: Divisions in History Among Greek Cypriots
This summer, Duke rising senior Laura Brody's research will answer the question of how divisions within Greek Cypriot nationalism are represented in the Museum of National Struggle on the Greek Cypriot side of of the island’s divided capital Niçosia. In addition to this case study, she will conduct interviews with former EOKA/EOKA-B members, scholars of Greek Cypriot history and museum curators across Cyprus. This project will contribute to a thesis regarding memory politics and internal division in nationalist movements within divided societies such as Northern Ireland and Cyprus.
Laura Brody is from North Carolina and is pursuing majors in both International Comparative Studies and French Studies.
Nicosia Train - B Demotiko Kokkinotrimithias 111114
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Διαδρομή 2
Ξεναγός: Κ. Ευτυχία Καϊμάκη
Ένας περίπατος Ιστορίας Δρομολόγιο «ΑΡΧΙΕΠΙΣΚΟΠΗΣ».
Το ταξίδι έχει διάρκεια 40 περίπου λεπτών και περνά από τα πιο φημισμένα αξιοθέατα της παλιάς Λευκωσίας , όπως το παρατηρητήριο της οδού Λήδρας, τον Ιερό Ναό Φανερωμένης, το Σταυρό του Μισιρρίκου, την εκκλησία Αγίου Σάββα, τον Ιερό Ναό Τρυπιώτη, το Ταχυδρομικό Μουσείο, την Λαϊκή Γειτονιά, το Λεβέντειο Δημοτικό Μουσείο, το Τέμενος (Τζαμί) Ομεριέ, τα Λουτρά Ομεριέ, το Αρχοντικό ΧατζηΓεωργάκη Κορνέσιου όπου και στεγάζει το Κυπριακό Εθνολογικό Μουσείο, το Νέο και Παλιό Αρχιεπισκοπικό Μέγαρο, τον Καθεδρικό Ναό Αγίου Ιωάννη, το Εθνογραφικό Μουσείο Κύπρου, το μουσείο Εθνικού Αγώνος, την Σεβέρειο Βιβλιοθήκη, το Παγκύπριο Γυμνάσιο, τον Προμαχώνα Podocataro και το Μνημείο Ελευθερίας, στον προμαχώνα Κοστάντζα των ενετικών τειχών όπου βρίσκεται το Τέμενος (Τζαμί) Μπαιρακτάρη, η τάφρος D’avila η Δημοτική βιβλιοθήκη και το Δημαρχείο.
Απολαύστε την φανταστική θέα της παλιάς Λευκωσίας, μέσα από την άνεση των βαγονιών του τρένου με ασφάλεια και γνωρίστε την μέσα από μια διαφορετική οπτική γωνία.
Route
Traveling through history ARCHBISHOPRIC
The journey lasts about 40 minutes and passes by the most famous sights of old Nicosia, like the Centre of Ledra street, the Holy Church of Faneromeni, the Missirikou Cross, Agios Savvas Church, the Trypiotis Church, the Postal Museum, Laiki Geitonia, the Leventis Municipal Museum, the Omeriye Mosque, Omeriye Baths, the House of Hadjigeorgakis Kornesios, the Cyprus Ethnological Museum, the new and the old Archbishopric Palace, Agios Ioannis (Saint John) Cathedral, the Ethnographic Museum, the Museum of National Struggle, Severeios Library, the Pancyprian Gymnasium, the Podocataro Bastion and the monument to Liberty, through Venetian walls
the Bastion Constanza where is the Bayraktar Mosque, D'avila moat the Municipal Library and the City Hall.
Enjoy fantastic views of old Nicosia, through the comfort of wagons and the trains safety and capture all the sightseeing from a different kind of journey.
CYPRUS WINE MUSEUM SENSES: COMMANDARIA, WINE & ZIVANIA EXCLUSIVE MUSEUM LINE OF PRODUCTS
The Exclusive Museum Line of products by The Cyprus Wine Museum
CYPRUS WINE MUSEUM SENSES
COMMANDARIA LINE: Vintage series of The Commandaria Orchestra Dessert Wine
WINE LINE: Includes fresh and vintage wines from indigenous and foreign to Cyprus wine grape varieties as Xinisteri, Maratheftiko, Mattaro, Cabernet Sauvignon.
ZIVANIA LINE: The trilogy of Zivanias created from the Alexandrian Muscat grape variety.
White Zivania; Oak Aged Dry Zivania and Oak Aged Sweet Zivania
Art seeks to heal wounds in divided Cyprus
More than four decades after a war that led to the partition of the island, and despite the failure of previous peace talks, Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots are seeking reconciliation through bicommunal art projects. This year, the southern coastal city of Paphos is the European Capital of Culture.
Denktash admits Turks initiated Cyprus intercommunal violence
Excerpt from UK TV programme, Britain's Grim Legacy, in which Turkish Cypriot terrorist leader Rauf Denktash admits that Turks initiated the intercommunal violence between Greeks and Turks on the island in the 1950s. Read more here:
Nicosia
Nicosia (/ˌnɪkəˈsiːə/ NIK-ə-SEE-ə; Greek: Λευκωσία; IPA:[lefkoˈsi.a], Turkish: Lefkoşa) is the capital and largest city on the island of Cyprus, as well as its main business centre. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.
Nicosia is the capital and seat of government of the Republic of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost capital of the EU member states. The northern part of the city functions as the capital of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a disputed region recognized only by Turkey, and which the international community recognises as Cypriot territory under Turkish occupation, and has done so since the Turkish invasion in 1974.
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1. Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two tiny administered areas on Cyprus, in the Mediterranean. When Turkey joined the Central Powers in World War I, Britain took full control of the island. Cypriots joined with Britain in return for a promise that following the war they would be allowed to unify with Greece. Britain failed to deliver on this promise. Eventually the Cypriots achieved independence over their island, with the compromise that Britain would be allowed to keep military bases on their own sovereign land on the island. This allowed Britain to retain their control over the Suez Canal and a military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, while defusing the struggle with separatists.
2. Akrotiri and Dhekelia are entirely military bases, with no real civil governments. They are administered by the British as military bases, and the tenets which outline their development reflect this. The territory is composed of two Base Areas. One is Akrotiri, or the Western Sovereign Base Area. The other area is Dhekelia Cantonment, or the Eastern Sovereign Base Area .
3. In 1974, following a military coup by the Cypriot National Guard attempting to achieve union with Greece, Turkey invaded the north of Cyprus, leading to the establishment of the internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Greek Cypriots fleeing from the Turkish forces were permitted to travel through the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area and were given humanitarian aid. The Turkish advance halted when it reached the edge of the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area to avoid military conflict with the United Kingdom.
4. The United Kingdom has shown no intention of ceding the Base Areas in their entirety to Cypriot control, although it has offered to cede 117 square kilometres (45 sq mi) of farmland as part of the rejected Annan Plan for Cyprus. As of 2010, around 3,000 troops of British Forces Cyprus are based at Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
5. Episkopi Cantonment is the capital of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a base. It is located in the middle of the Western Sovereign Base Area, one of the two areas which comprise the territory. Although it is not the largest of the British military bases on the island, it is however home to both the civilian and military administration headquarters of the Sovereign Base Areas. Episkopi is the current command centre of British Forces Cyprus.
6. The SBAs were retained in 1960 to keep military bases in areas under British sovereignty, along with the rights retained to use other sites in what became the territory of the Republic.
7. There are no economic statistics gathered for Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The main economic activities are the provision of services to the military, as well as limited agriculture. When the territory under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus switched currencies from the Cypriot pound to the euro on 1 January 2008, Akrotiri and Dhekelia followed suit making the Sovereign Base Areas the only territory under British sovereignty to officially use the euro.
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AMBUSH VICTIMS FUNERAL
The body of a British Soldier was borne to the British Military Cemetery, at Nicosia. He was killed, when his jeep was ambushed. His passenger fired back and killed one of the terrorists. The funeral of the dead Cypriot was a good excuse for a political demonstration.
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00:01:38 1 Toponymy
00:02:51 2 History
00:03:00 2.1 Ancient times
00:04:21 2.2 Roman and Byzantine times
00:06:55 2.3 Medieval times
00:10:16 2.4 Ottoman rule
00:14:04 2.5 British administration
00:16:46 2.6 Independence and division
00:20:00 3 Geography
00:20:09 3.1 Climate
00:21:07 4 Cityscape
00:21:16 4.1 South of the Green Line
00:26:02 4.2 North of the Green Line
00:28:53 5 Politics and administration
00:29:04 5.1 Governance of the metropolitan area
00:32:24 5.2 Nicosia Municipality
00:33:57 5.3 Nicosia Turkish Municipality
00:35:10 5.4 Other municipalities in Greater Nicosia
00:35:59 5.5 Administrative divisions and demographics
00:38:01 6 Culture
00:40:59 7 Education
00:41:34 8 Economy
00:42:45 9 Transport
00:45:09 10 Sports
00:47:57 11 Famous Nicosians
00:51:19 12 International relations
00:51:29 12.1 Twin towns and sister cities
00:51:41 13 Gallery
00:51:50 14 See also
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Nicosia ( NIK-ə-SEE-ə; Greek: Λευκωσία, romanized: Lefkosía [lefkoˈsi.a]; Turkish: Lefkoşa [lefˈkoʃa]) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.
Nicosia is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in early 1964, following the fighting of the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarised border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus in 1974, occupying the north of the island, including northern Nicosia. Today North Nicosia is the capital of Northern Cyprus, a state recognized only by Turkey, that is considered to be occupied Cypriot territory by the international community.
Apart from its legislative and administrative functions, Nicosia has established itself as the island's financial capital and its main international business centre. In 2018, Nicosia was the 32nd richest city in the world in relative purchasing power.
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Cyprus 50 Years of Independence - General Discussion Session 4 - Christos Passas
A thought-provoking contribution by Project Director for the Eleftheria Square architectural Project by Zaha Hadid.
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The Church of Cyprus (Greek: Ἐκκλησία τῆς Κύπρου) is one of the autocephalous Churches that together form the communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches, achieving independence from the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East in 431. The bishop of the ancient capital, Salamis (renamed Constantia by Emperor Constantius II) was constituted metropolitan by Emperor Zeno, with the title archbishop.
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Nicosia ( NIK-ə-SEE-ə; Greek: Λευκωσία, translit. Lefkosia [lefkoˈsi.a]; Turkish: Lefkoşa [lefˈkoʃa]) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of the island of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaoria plain, on the banks of the River Pedieos.
Nicosia is the farthest southeast of all EU member states' capitals. It has been continuously inhabited for over 4,500 years and has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. The Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities of Nicosia segregated into the south and north of the city respectively in 1963, following the crisis from 1955–64 that broke out in the city. This separation became a militarized border between the Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus after Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus in 1974, occupying the north of the island, including northern Nicosia. Today North Nicosia is the capital of Northern Cyprus, a state recognized only by Turkey, that is considered to be occupied Cypriot territory by the international community.
Apart from its legislative and administrative functions, Nicosia has established itself as the island's financial capital and its main international business centre. In 2018, Nicosia was the 32nd richest city in the world in relative purchasing power.