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Archbishop's Palace ( gr, Αρχιεπισκοπικό Μέγαρο, tr, Başpiskoposluk Sarayı) is the official residence and office of the Archbishop's Palace
Cyprus Tourism Organisation, "...building in Neo - Byzantine styles housing the offices of the archdiocese..." architectural style. Its general plans were designed by George Nomikos in
Archbishop's Palace ( gr, Αρχιεπισκοπικό Μέγαρο, tr, Başpiskoposluk Sarayı) is the official residence and office of the archbishop of Cyprus
This is a list of Archbishops of Cyprus since its foundation with known dates of enthronement. According to tradition, the Church of Cyprus was created by St. Barnabas in 45 AD. The see of Cyprus was declared autocephalous by the Council of Eph ...
located in Nicosia
Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...
.
The palace was built next to the "Old Archbishop's Palace" (built in the 17th century), between 1956 and 1960; in neo-Byzantine
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
Cyprus Tourism Organisation, "...building in Neo - Byzantine styles housing the offices of the archdiocese..." architectural style. Its general plans were designed by George Nomikos in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, while Nicholas S. Roussos and John Pericleous from Limassol
Limassol (; el, Λεμεσός, Lemesós ; tr, Limasol or ) is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the district with the same name. Limassol is the second largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population ...
were responsible for all other architectural work. The bronze sculpture of Makarios III
Makarios III ( el, Μακάριος Γ΄; born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos) (Greek: Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) (13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Cypriot politician, archbishop and primate who served as ...
, the first president of Cyprus, was on its grounds but has now been moved the monastery of Kykkos. It was sculpted by Nikolas Kotziamannis, weighs around 13 tons and is approximately 30 feet tall. 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.
See also
*List of castles in Cyprus
This is a list of castles in Cyprus.
Castles/Fortresses
Map of castles and forts
See also
* List of castles
{{Castles in Cyprus
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A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the ...
*Church of Cyprus
The Church of Cyprus ( el, Ἐκκλησία τῆς Κύπρου, translit=Ekklisia tis Kyprou; tr, Kıbrıs Kilisesi) is one of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox churches that together with other Eastern Orthodox churches form the communio ...
* St. John's Cathedral, Nicosia
References
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