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Archbishop's Palace (, ) 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 (, ) is the official residence and office of the archbishop of Cyprus
The Archbishop of Cyprus (officially the Archbishop of Erdek, Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus) is the head of the Church of Cyprus. The incumbent Archbishop is George of Cyprus (archbishop of Cyprus), George of Cyprus since 2023.
History
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located in Nicosia
Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia and Lefkoşa, is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. It is the southeasternmost of all EU member states' capital cities.
Nicosia has been continuously inhabited for over 5,500 years and has been the capi ...
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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 known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...
, 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 ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
, while Nicholas S. Roussos and John Pericleous from Limassol
Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus and capital of the Limassol district. Limassol is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus after Nicosia, with an urban population of 195,139 and a district population o ...
were responsible for all other architectural work. The bronze sculpture of Makarios III
Makarios III (born Michael Christodoulou Mouskos; 13 August 1913 – 3 August 1977) was a Greek Cypriots, Greek Cypriot prelate and politician who served as Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977 and as the first president o ...
, 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
Castles in Cyprus, *
Lists of castles in Asia, Cyprus
Lists of castles in Europe, Cyprus
Lists of buildi ...
*Church of Cyprus
The Church of Cyprus () is one of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox churches that together with other Eastern Orthodox churches form the communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is one of the oldest Eastern Orthodox autocephalous churches; ...
* St. John's Cathedral, Nicosia
References
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