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Bridge of the Olive Tree

Phini, Limassol District

Bridge of the Olive Tree: a bridge in Phini, Limassol District. Protected by Order in Council in 1949.

Limassol District, about 34°54′ N, 32°49′ E

  • Other recorded site
  • Contours every 200 m
The pin marks the village of Phini, not the building. Approximate location. Open in the map →

Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 28 February 1949

    Proposed for declaration, No. 87, First Schedule, Limassol

    “Elaea Bridge.”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 87, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), First Schedule, Limassol, pp. 119–120 Online

  2. 24 November 1949

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 455, First Schedule, Limassol

    “Elaea Bridge.”

    Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 455, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2390 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), First Schedule, Limassol, pp. 529–530 Online

Pictures

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Cyprus University of Technology1 photograph
  • Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Community Council Phini; Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Φοινιού: «Μεσαιωνικό Γεφύρι της Ελιάς (Φοινί, Κύπρος)», via Europeana Online

Sources

  1. 1.Cyprus University of Technology, Apsida (Cyprus University of Technology), creator Community Council Phini; Κοινοτικό Συμβούλιο Φοινιού: «Μεσαιωνικό Γεφύρι της Ελιάς (Φοινί, Κύπρος)», via Europeana Online
  2. 2.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3470 of 1 December 1949, No. 455, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Order in Council No. 2390 made under section 6 (1) (made 24 November 1949), First Schedule, Limassol, pp. 529–530 Online
  3. 3.Supplement No. 3 to The Cyprus Gazette No. 3424 of 28 February 1949, No. 87, The Antiquities Laws, 1935 and 1945: Notice under section 6 (2) (proposed declaration), by the Director of Antiquities (made 28 February 1949), First Schedule, Limassol, pp. 119–120 Online

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