Antiquities Department blasts negligence of cultural heritage by occupation regime

The Department of Antiquities has expressed its deep grief and disappointment over the latest  collapse of a section of Nicosia’s Venetian walls  which it said testifies to the deplorable state of preservation and neglect of the island’s shared cultural heritage by the Turkish occupation regime.
The walls of Nicosia have been a listed monument since 1935.
The collapse of this extensive section of the Quirini bastion follows the partial collapse of the curtain wall which o….. Read More On: InCyprus