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Royal Villa (incorporated in buildings of Potamia Chiftlik)

Potamia, Nicosia District · Medieval

Royal Villa (incorporated in buildings of Potamia Chiftlik): a house in Potamia, Nicosia District. Protected by Order in Council in 1937. 2 dated records of work on it, 2005 to 2006, with sources.

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Nicosia District, about 35°03′ N, 33°27′ E

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Protection

Antiquities Law
  1. 31 December 1936

    Proposed for declaration, No. 1193

    “Royal Villa (incorporated in buildings of Potamia Chiftlik)”

    The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online

  2. 19 May 1937

    Order under the Antiquities Law, No. 104, Second Schedule, Nicosia item 26

    “Royal Villa (Incorporated in buildings of Potamia Chiftlik)”

    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, Nicosia item 26, p. 141 Online

What was done when

2 records
  1. 2005

    Medieval manor house at Potamia, district of Nicosia; restored in 2005.

    Repair and conservation

    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. 919

  2. 2006

    The rooms and ruins in the west part of the manor were cleaned and supported.

    Repair and conservation

    Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 49

Sources

  1. 1.The Cyprus Gazette No. 1193 of 31 December 1936 (Notice No. 1193), p. 239, PDF p. 739 Online
  2. 2.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, Nicosia item 26, p. 141 Online
  3. 3.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. 919
  4. 4.Pavlos Flourentzos, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities for the Year 2006 (Lefkosia 2008), p. 49

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