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Royal Manor of Covocle

Kouklia, Paphos District · Medieval; Ottoman

Royal Manor of Covocle: a house in Kouklia, Paphos District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 4 dated records of work on it, 1951 to 1987, with sources.

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 18 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration

    “Royal Manor of Covocle”

    The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Paphos

    “Royal Manor of Covocle”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Paphos, p. 142 Online

  3. 13 October 1958

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 786, First Schedule, Paphos item 15

    “The Royal Manor of Covocle”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 4180 (1958), No. 786, Antiquities Law, Cap. 43: Order in Council No. 3037 made under section 6 (1) (made 13 October 1958), First Schedule, Paphos item 15, pp. 787–791 Online

What was done when

4 records
  1. 1951

    The Manor House received attention from the Department of Antiquities.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “as did the Manor House at Kouklia”

    Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1951 (London: HMSO, 1952), p. 57

  2. 1954

    Earthquake damage (1953) was made good.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “Earthquake damage to the Royal Manor at Kouklia was made good”

    Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1954 (London: HMSO, 1955), p. 127

  3. 1986

    Restoration of the great upper gallery of the east wing was completed; the gallery now houses a room of the local Kouklia Museum.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “La restauration de la grande galerie supérieure de l’aile Est a été achevée et cette galerie abrite à présent une salle du Musée local de Kouklia”

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1986», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 111 (1987), pp. 663-733, p. 733

  4. 1987

    Work was done in the courtyard of the Royal Manor and all round the monument to improve the site.

    Repair and conservation

    As printed

    “des travaux ont été faits dans la cour du Manoir Royal de Paleapaphos et tout autour du monument, en vue de l'embellissement du site”

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chroniques de fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1987», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 112 (1988), pp. 793-855, p. 855

In the literature

8
  1. 1985

    Courtyard of the Royal Manor at Kouklia with cistern and underground storehouses (caption Fig. 108).

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1985», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 110 (1986), pp. 823-880, pp. 869-871

  2. 1985

    Lusignan-period fortified manor built over Roman and earlier levels; storerooms and cistern beneath its courtyard.

    Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1985», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 110 (1986), pp. 823-880, pp. 869-871

  3. 2005

    Access paths from the Aphrodite sanctuary area extended to the manor.

    Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 917

  4. 2016

    Courtyard used as main festival venue; tributes and a poster exhibition held in the Medieval Manor House during the 2016 festival.

    As printed

    “We were also proud to host an exhibition of posters by Theodore Ushev in the Medieval Manor house, for the duration of the festival.”

    Yiorgos Tsangaris, "15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2016", Cyprus Today vol. 54, no. 3 (July–September 2016), pp. 33–38, p. 35.

  5. Undated

    Described as one of finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture in Cyprus; festival held in its Gothic Hall; hosts an archaeological museum; UNESCO World Heritage site.

    As printed

    “the Royal Manor House at Kouklia is one of finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture in Cyprus”

    Anon., "10th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 2 (April–June 2010), p. 49.

  6. Undated

    Described as one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island; houses an archaeological museum; UNESCO World Heritage site; venue for festival concerts.

    As printed

    “The Royal Manor House in Kouklia is one of the finest surviving monuments to Frankish architecture on the island”

    Anon., "13th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 51, no. 2 (April–June 2013), pp. 48–56, p. 48.

2 more
  1. Undated

    Described as one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island; houses an archaeological museum; part of Aphrodite Cultural Route and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

    As printed

    “the Royal Manor House in Kouklia is one of the finest surviving monuments of Frankish architecture on the island”

    Anon., "11th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 49, no. 2 (April–June 2011), pp. 44–45, p. 45.

  2. Undated

    Frankish/Lusignan castle at Kouklia, gradually renovated by Department of Antiquities; used as expedition headquarters and expropriated as medieval building in the 1950s.

    As printed

    “Gradually renovated by the Department of Antiquities, the Chifliki preserves its original character”

    Anon., "Kouklia-Palaepaphos. An interview with Professor F.G. Maier", Cyprus Today vol. 25, no. 2 (April–June 1987), pp. 30–34, p. 30.

Pictures

2
Costas and Rita Severis Foundation2 paintings1985
  • Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00867, “Kouklia Royal Manor”, 1985-1988, ; PNT-00892, “Entrance to Kouklia Manor (gateway)”, 1985-1988, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/entrance-to-kouklia-manor-gateway/8432/ Online
  • Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00867, “Kouklia Royal Manor”, 1985-1988, ; PNT-00892, “Entrance to Kouklia Manor (gateway)”, 1985-1988, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/entrance-to-kouklia-manor-gateway/8432/ Online

Sources

  1. 1.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 2587 of 21 May 1937, No. 104, The Antiquities Law, 1935: Order in Council No. 1744 made under section 6 (1) (made 19 May 1937), Second Schedule, Paphos, p. 142 Online
  2. 2.The Cyprus Gazette of 18 December 1936, p. S26, PDF p. 740 Online
  3. 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 4180 (1958), No. 786, Antiquities Law, Cap. 43: Order in Council No. 3037 made under section 6 (1) (made 13 October 1958), First Schedule, Paphos item 15, pp. 787–791 Online
  4. 4.Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation, Nicosia, online catalogue: PNT-00867, “Kouklia Royal Manor”, 1985-1988, ; PNT-00892, “Entrance to Kouklia Manor (gateway)”, 1985-1988, https://cvar.severis.org/en/collections/item/entrance-to-kouklia-manor-gateway/8432/ Online
  5. 5.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1985», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 110 (1986), pp. 823-880, pp. 869-871
  6. 6.Pavlos Flourentzos, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 2005», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 130 (2006), pp. 873-919 (trans. Sabine Fourrier), p. 917
  7. 7.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chronique des fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1986», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 111 (1987), pp. 663-733, p. 733
  8. 8.Vassos Karageorghis, «Chroniques de fouilles et découvertes archéologiques à Chypre en 1987», Bulletin de correspondance hellénique 112 (1988), pp. 793-855, p. 855
  9. 9.Colonial Office, Report on Cyprus for the Year 1951 (London: HMSO, 1952), p. 57
  10. 10.Colonial Office, Colonial Reports: Cyprus 1954 (London: HMSO, 1955), p. 127
  11. 11.Anon., "Kouklia-Palaepaphos. An interview with Professor F.G. Maier", Cyprus Today vol. 25, no. 2 (April–June 1987), pp. 30–34, p. 30.
  12. 12.Anon., "10th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 48, no. 2 (April–June 2010), p. 49.
  13. 13.Anon., "11th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 49, no. 2 (April–June 2011), pp. 44–45, p. 45.
  14. 14.Anon., "13th International Pharos Chamber Music Festival", Cyprus Today vol. 51, no. 2 (April–June 2013), pp. 48–56, p. 48.
  15. 15.Yiorgos Tsangaris, "15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus 2016", Cyprus Today vol. 54, no. 3 (July–September 2016), pp. 33–38, p. 35.

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