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DutchCrusader
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01/11/2010 10:40 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 1 of 11 in Discussion |
| The cooperation between the TRNC and EU is not all doom and gloom. A fine result can be seen in the heart of the Northern part of Nicosia's Walled City, next to the Selimiye Mosque (the former Roman Catholic, Lusignan built St Sophia Cathedral), where superior craftsmen from Western Europe restored The Bedestan in its old glory. I've uploaded Part 1: The building known as the Bedestan or Bedesten to (Cypriot) Turks - i.e. an Exchange or Market - is the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of the Venetian period in Nicosia. But there are several versions of the history of this landmark, also known as "St Nicholas Church of the English" and some - including me - doubt this often repeated part of its history...
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DutchCrusader
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01/11/2010 11:50 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 3 of 11 in Discussion |
| ▶ I should have mentioned in message 1 that the photographs in the Photobook, attached to the first webpage, were taken before 2005 (the year the actual restoration started). |
DutchCrusader
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01/11/2010 11:53 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 4 of 11 in Discussion |
| RE msg 2, ianwfs: Thanks! I'm working on webpages "during and after the restoration" and will attach two more Photobooks. |
ianwfs
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01/11/2010 11:57 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 5 of 11 in Discussion |
| I hadn't had a chance to visit the finished product till about a month ago. I have to say the different architectural styles have blended nicely. I also liked the small sections of original floor left exposed when the new wooden floor was put down. |
DutchCrusader
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01/11/2010 13:32 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 6 of 11 in Discussion |
| ∆ Updates and additions: PART 2. During and after the restoration: Italian experts; funded by UNDP and the EU...
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Clarissa2
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01/11/2010 13:36 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 7 of 11 in Discussion |
| Re : Msg1,
Thanks for the info. Very interesting. Got entangled into versions of the history of St. Nicholas. 
Nice to see the results of the restoration works: last time I visited it was all covered in scaffolding.
Looking forward to my next visit. |
DutchCrusader
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01/11/2010 21:03 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 9 of 11 in Discussion |
| ∆ Another update: addition in PART 2: "Revamped Bedesten market re-opens as cultural venue". Well worth a visit! - DC.
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ilovecyprus
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01/11/2010 23:24 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 10 of 11 in Discussion |
| msge 1 and 2
Looks great. Thanks for sharing |
spider
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01/11/2010 23:47 | | Join or Login to Reply | Message 11 of 11 in Discussion |
| very good work DC..and interesting too. Keep it up its a breathe of fresh air for my mornings...What interesting post from Hans today..I always try to read them over a nice cup of tea in the mornings..Thanks.
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