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Saint Gregory of Narek (Άγιος Γρηγόριος Ναρεκήνσιος) bust

Άγιος Γρηγόριος Ναρεκήνσιος (1)n

Artist: Levon Tokmadjian

Location: Nareg Armenian School, Armenia Avenue, Strovolos. Nicosia district

Material: Sandstone

Category: Armenians

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The unveiling took place on March 24th 1991.

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~ Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra, “Armenian Monuments in Cyprus”, Artsakank, September 2010, p. 15.

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Zareh Aznavorian bust

Επίσκοπος Αρμενίων (Ναρέκ) (1)n

Artist: Mgrdich Mazmanian 

Location: Nareg Armenian School, Armenias Avenue, Strovolos. Niosia district

Material: Bronze

Category: Armenians

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The bust of the Armenian Bishop was donated to the Armenian community in Cyprus in 2004 by the Italian Armenian Aleco Bezigian. The unveiling took place on May 1st 2005.

Selected sources:
~ Alexander-Michael Hadjilyra, “Armenian Monuments in Cyprus”, Artsakank, September 2010, p. 15. 

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Memorial to the Armenian Genocide

Μνημείο Αρμενικής Γενοκτονίας (1) n

Μνημείο Αρμενικής Γενοκτονίας (12) n  Μνημείο Αρμενικής Γενοκτονίας (14) n

Artist: Giorgos Kalakallas 

Location: Larnaka marina, Finikoudes beach walk, Athinon Avenue. Larnaka district. 

Material: Brass and granite 

Category: Armenians, International relations, Inter-communal relations, Modern sculpture

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The monument marks the place where Armenian refugees, fleeing persecution during the “Armenian massacres” or “Great Crime” of 1915, first landed in Cyprus. According to the plaque inserted on the nearby wall “It represents the gratitude of the Armenian nation towards the people of Cyprus for their assistance and generosity to those refugees and stands in memory of the countless victims of the Armenian genocide”. 

The creation of the memorial was a joint effort on part of Cyprus and Armenia. It was initiated by the Armenian Representative in the Cypriot parliament Bedros Kalaydjian and funded by Cyprus government. The unveiling took place on May 28th 2008. 

Selected sources:
~Αρχείο Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής Μνημείων Υπουργείου Παιδείας & Πολιτισμού (Advisory Monuments’ Committee) 14.3.01/9, document May 19, 2005; July 19, 2005.

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