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[Othellos]

A very interesting site:

http://www.cyprustemples.com/default.asp

O.

[detailer]

I think those artitechs try to find a nice fund for the project and (themselves)

Seems a nice project

[cannedmoose]

Really interesting. And I'm sad to say it, but notable that the remaining mosques in the south tend to have been better preserved than the churches in the north. Not saying that mosques weren't desecrated, bulldozed and damaged, but by and large, the churches on this bicommunal site show a lot more neglect than do the mosques. Bitterness may cause this, but it would lend a great deal more respect to the arguments of the TC government if they did act to prevent further decay to these places, for all the people of Cyprus.

[detailer]

Really interesting. And I'm sad to say it, but notable that the remaining mosques in the south tend to have been better preserved than the churches in the north. Not saying that mosques weren't desecrated, bulldozed and damaged, but by and large, the churches on this bicommunal site show a lot more neglect than do the mosques. Bitterness may cause this, but it would lend a great deal more respect to the arguments of the TC government if they did act to prevent further decay to these places, for all the people of Cyprus.

Well, if what you tell is true, it is a shame on us. Are you just talking about specific examples which you saw GC television or you actually visited many places?

BTW, this problem in north might be a little relevant to our poverty.

[magikthrill]

Well, if what you tell is true, it is a shame on us. Are you just talking about specific examples which you saw GC television or you actually visited many places?

BTW, this problem in north might be a little relevant to our poverty.

i dont know much about mosques in the south but i know every church i visited in the north was ransacked with nothing left behind.

[detailer]

ransacked

What does that mean?

[magikthrill]

not sure but i use it as "looted"

[cannedmoose]

Detailer, I'm saying this purely based upon the evidence in the bicommunal project website above. I'm not saying that all of the churches have been destroyed since 1974, some of them were obviously ruins well before. However, a large number of them do look like relatively intact structures that are degrading simply because of neglect.

Of course I appreciate that for decades the north has been impoverished and it's therefore hardly likely that precious financial resources would be used on buildings that have either no use for TCs or no symbolic meaning (although the same could be said of mosques in the south). However, one must admit that it's sad that the architectural and cultural heritage that these buildings represent for all Cypriots and people beyond is being slowly lost.

I think the saddest examples on the whole site are the mosque that was demolished and replaced with a petrol station (only the odd stones remain) and the church that is now an estate agents office (ironically called 'Aphrodite' estate agents )

Although I'm not super-religious, still a sad sight all round.

[cannedmoose]

not sure but i use it as "looted"

Looted, defaced, destroyed, all items removed... that's the meaning

[detailer]

Detailer, I'm saying this purely based upon the evidence in the bicommunal project website above. I'm not saying that all of the churches have been destroyed since 1974, some of them were obviously ruins well before. However, a large number of them do look like relatively intact structures that are degrading simply because of neglect.

Of course I appreciate that for decades the north has been impoverished and it's therefore hardly likely that precious financial resources would be used on buildings that have either no use for TCs or no symbolic meaning (although the same could be said of mosques in the south). However, one must admit that it's sad that the architectural and cultural heritage that these buildings represent for all Cypriots and people beyond is being slowly lost.

I think the saddest examples on the whole site are the mosque that was demolished and replaced with a petrol station (only the odd stones remain) and the church that is now an estate agents office (ironically called 'Aphrodite' estate agents )

Although I'm not super-religious, still a sad sight all round.

I believe in your obectivity so it is bit sad for us.