Tag Archives: Engomi Municipality (Δήμος Έγκωμης)

Pavlos Xioutas (Παύλος Ξιούτας) bust

Παύλος Ξιούτας (1)n Παύλος Ξιούτας (5)n

Artist: Unknown

Location: Pavlos Xioutas Park, Engomi. Nicosia district

Dimensions: 130 cm (the pedestal)

Category: Public Figures

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

Pavlos Xioutas was a renowned educator. The initiative for the bust was taken by Fotos Fotiadis Institution, and the Engomi Municipality. The unveiling took place on June 28th 1994.

On the pedestal is written: “Your immortality starts with your death and it will continue to exist as long as people remember your virtues and your deeds in this life” (Από το θάνατό σου αρχίζει η αθανασία σου που θα στέκει όσο οι άνθρωποι θα θυμούνται την αρετή και τα έργα σου στη ζωή).

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~ Φιλελεύθερος (Fileleftheros), June 29, 1994, p. 3.

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Spyros Kyprianou (Σπύρος Κυπριανού) bust

Σπύρος Κυπριανού (2)n Σπύρος Κυπριανού (11)n

 Artist: Panayiotis Panayi Pasantas 

Location: Griva Digeni Avenue and A. Haliou St., Engomi. Nicosia district.

Material: Copper

Category: Public Figures

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

Spyros Kyprianou served as the second President of the Republic of Cyprus (1977-1988). In 2004 the Engomi Democratic Party Committee (DIKO) and the Engomi Municipality, commissioned his memorial. The unveiling took place on October 29th 2007.

On a plaque next to the Bust is written: “My vision and my purpose in life is to see our people live in freedom, to determine the land and manage the future. My vision is to ramble free every inch of my homeland without facing foreign troops, and fear of war ” (Όραμα και σκοπός της ζωής μου είναι να δω το λαό μας ελεύθερο να διαφεντεύει τον τόπο του και να ορίζει το μέλλον του. Όραμά μου είναι να περιδιαβάζω ελεύθερος κάθε σπιθαμή της πατρίδας μου χωρίς την παρουσία ξένων στρατών και το φόβο του πολέμου).

Selected sources:
~ Αρχείο Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής Μνημείων Υπουργείου Παιδείας & Πολιτισμού (Advisory Monuments’ Committee) 14.3.01/10, document November 29, 2005.
~ Αρχείο Συμβουλευτικής Επιτροπής Μνημείων Υπουργείου Παιδείας & Πολιτισμού (Advisory Monuments’ Committee) 14.3.01/13, document March 14, 2007.

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Nikos Kranidiotis (Νίκος Κρανιδιώτης) bust

Νίκος Κρανιδιώτης (1)n Νίκος Κρανιδιώτης (4)n

Artist: Giorgos Kalakallas 

Location: Adjacent to Engomi 1st elementary school. Nicosia district 

Dimensions: 157 cm (the pedestal)

Category: Public Figures

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

Nikos Kranidiotis was a diplomat, an educator and a writer. The bust was commissioned in 1998 by the author Andreas Tsouras as an offer to the Kranidiotis’ family. The unveiling took place on January 8th 2001 and during the same ceremony the Municipality Park was renamed as Nikos Kranidiotis Park.

On the pedestal is written: “We will stand on this land where we were born, keeping alive the memory of our ancestors; with love for our descendants; and a blissful serenity inside us” (Θα σταθούμε στη γη που μας γέννησε με τη μνήμην εκείνων που διάβηκαν, την αγάπη για κείνους που θα’ρθουνε και τη θεία γαλήνη στα σπλάχνα μας).

Selected sources:
~ Φιλελεύθερος (Fileleftheros), January 9, 2001, p. 4.

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Ioannis Hadjipavlou Ioannides (Ιωάννης Xατζηπαύλου Ιωαννίδης) bust

Ιωάννης Χατζηπαύλου Ιωαννίδης (1)n Ιωάννης Χατζηπαύλου Ιωαννίδης (4) - Copyn

Artist: Leonidas Spanos

Location: Ioannis Hadjipavlou Ioannides Park, Engomi. Nicosia district

Category: ΕΟΚΑ 1955-59

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative was taken in 2001 by an ad hoc private committee composed of members of the KARI (Cypriot Fighters Venturesome Leaders) association. KARI was the group of Cypriot university students which Ioannis Hadjipavlou Ioannides had organized in Athens during his time there, after 1931. KARI members became EOKA members in the 1950s.

The unveiling took place on March 31st 2002. The park, initially named Agia Sofia Park, took his name after the unveiling of the monument.

Selected sources:
~ Φιλελεύθερος (Fileleftheros), April 16, 2002, p. 6.
~ Αρχείο Δήμου Λευκωσίας (Nicosia Municipality Archive), document March 30, 2000.

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Elias Papakyriakou (Ηλίας Παπακυριακού) bust

Ηλίας Παπακυριακού (1)n Ηλίας Παπακυριακού (5)n

Artist: Leonidas Spanos

Location: Makarios Athletic Center Avenue and Elias Papakyriakou crossroads, Engomi. Nicosia district

Category: ΕΟΚΑ 1955-59

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative for the bust was taken by a private ad hoc committee under the care of Petros Stylianou, Mayor of Engomi. The unveiling took place in 1996.

On the pedestal is written: “Either I will die fighting or I will live in freedom” (Ή θα πέσω μαχόμενος, ή θα ζήσω ελεύθερος).

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~ Φιλελεύθερος (Fileleftheros), October 23, 1995, p. 9.

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Evdoras Vasilaras (Εύδωρας Βασιλαράς) bust

Προτομή Εύδωρα Βασιλαρά (2)n Προτομή Εύδωρα Βασιλαρά (6)n

Artist: Leonidas Spanos 

Location: Evdoras Vasilaras Park, Engomi. Nicosia district

Material: Marble

Dimensions: 81 cm (+39 cm the steps) x 83 cm x 83 cm

Category: Turkish Invasion

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative for the bust was taken by the Engomi Municipality Committee and the unveiling took place on July 7th 2010.

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Dimitris Tsamkiranis (Δημήτρης Τσαμκιράνης) bust

Δημήτρης Τσαμκιράνης (1)n Δημήτρης Τσαμκιράνης (3)n

Artist: Unknown

Location: Engomi Municipality Park, Acheon and Aeschylou St. Nicosia district

Dimensions: 150 cm (with the pedestal)

Category: Turkish Invasion

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative for the bust was taken by the Engomi Municipality. The unveiling took place on October 17th 1993.

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Charilaos Michail (Χαρίλαος Μιχαήλ) statue

Χαρίλαος Μιχαήλ (1)n Χαρίλαος Μιχαήλ (5)n

Artist: Leonidas Spanos 

Location: Griva Digeni Avenue and St. Nicolaos crossroads, Engomi. Nicosia district

Category: ΕΟΚΑ 1955-59

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative was taken in 1996 by Petros Stylianou, Mayor of Engomi, the “Free Soloi” (Eleftheroi Soloi) union, and Thasos Sofokleous. The unveiling took place on May 22nd 1997. 

On the pedestal is written the phrase: “We sing and chant and praise God because He made us worthy to die for freedom” (Τραγουδούμε και ψάλουμε και δοξάζουμε το Θεό που μας αξίωσε να πεθάνουμε για την Ελευθερία).

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Stylianos Lenas (Στυλιανός Λένας) statue

Στυλιανός Λένας (2)n

Artist: Christos Symeonidis Chrisimos

Location: Crossroads of Eleftheria and Heroon Avenues. Engomi. Nicosia district

Category: ΕΟΚΑ 1955-59

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative for the memorial was taken in 1999 by the ad hoc private committee for Stylianos Lenas memorial. It was funded by The Board for the Historical Memory of the EOKA 1955-59 struggle (SIMAE). Although the statue was finished in 2001, the current location was promoted as the most appropriate among others some three years later. Additional time was needed for bureaucratic procedures to clear. The unveiling took place on November 19th 2007.

Selected sources:
~ Ιστορικό Αρχείο ΣΙΜΑΕ (Historical Archive of the Board for the Historical Memory of the EOKA 1955-59 struggle), 17.94.7, vol. 7, Meetings Minutes March 30, 2004; February 2, 2006;  July 6, 2006, September 14 2008, November 16, 2006.
~ Ιστορικό Αρχείο ΣΙΜΑΕ (Historical Archive of the Board for the Historical Memory of the EOKA 1955-59 struggle), 17.2008.9, Meeting Minutes May 13, 2008.

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Polykarpos Pratsis (Πολύκαρπος Πράτσης) statue

Πολύκαρπος Πρατσής (1)n Πολύκαρπος Πρατσής (4)n

Artist: Nikolaos Kotziamanis 

Location: Crossroads of Heroon Avenue and Aggelos Terzakis street, Engomi. Nicosia district 

Category: Turkish Invasion

Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou

The initiative for the statue was taken by the Morfou Municipality Committee and the unveiling took place on October 10th 2009. Although Morfou is in the occupied area, it continues to elect its authorities and function as a community in the free part of Cyprus. The same is valid for all communities and municipalities under occupation.

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