The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage begins conservation works at Panagia of Melandrina in the Turkish-occupied Kalograia in Kyrenia district and at the mosque in Kato Arodes in Paphos district.
According to recent social media posts by the Greek Cypriot Co-Chair of the Technical Committee, Sotos Ktoris, the church of Panagia of Melandrina in Kalograia dates back to the 15th century.
Emergency rescue works were carried out in 2014 to prevent the monument from collapsing. As he notes, 12 years later, the temporary interventions have now reached their limits. ‘For this reason, a comprehensive architectural study was prepared and we are now proceeding with substantial conservation works, aimed at restoring its structural integrity and ensuring the church’s long-term protection,’ he wrote.
In another post, he also said that conservation works are beginning at the mosque in Kato Arodes in Paphos district.
Both projects are funded by the European Union and implemented under the guidance of UNDP.
Meanwhile, Ktoris said that conservation works on the church of Agios Georgios in Vokolida, in the Karpasia peninsula, as well as on the community’s cemetery, have been completed.
This project was also made possible through the financial support of the European Union and the community, and the technical supervision of UNDP.
‘Every project that is completed serves the memory and cultural heritage of the place and highlights the value of cooperation between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots,’ the Committee Co-Chair said.