Artist: Giorgos Kalakallas
Location: Agios Rafael church, Pachyammos. Nicosia district.
Material: Copper
Category: Inter-communal conflicts 1963-64
Photography: Evangelia Matthopoulou
The memorial is dedicated to those who died during the Tylliria fights. According to the commemorative inscription: “The above are the names of soldiers, members of the National Guard, and civilians who were killed during the fights against Turkish troops in August 1964 at Tillyria area”.
The initiative was taken by the union of the families of the dead, the ex Deputy Governor of Pachyammos’ National Guard, Theodoros Papadopoulos, and the Agios Rafael church administrator. The unveiling took place on August 7th 1994.
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