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Maison Papachristophorou

Kato Drys, Larnaca District · Ottoman

Maison Papachristophorou: a house in Kato Drys, Larnaca District. 4 dated records of work on it, 1996 to 2007, with sources.

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Larnaca District, about 34°51′ N, 33°18′ E

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What was done when

4 records
  1. 1996

    House restored in Larnaca district.

    Repair and conservation

    Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933

  2. 1997

    Building to be used as a folk-art museum; repaired in 1997 (fig. 51).

    Repair and conservation

    Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1997», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 122 (1998), pp. 663-703, p. 703

  3. 2006

    Conservation continued: cracks in the road-facing wall, caused by a water leak at the foundations, were dealt with by trenching and repairing the water supply. Printed costs: Government contribution 12.893.

    Excavation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 51

  4. 2007

    The traditional stone-lined cornice of the iliakos roof was installed and a ground-floor door repaired.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 47

Sources

  1. 1.Dimos Christou, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1996», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 121 (1997), pp. 891-933, p. 933
  2. 2.Sophoklis Hadjisavvas, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1997», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 122 (1998), pp. 663-703, p. 703
  3. 3.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 51
  4. 4.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2007 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 47

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