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Nikolaos Balanos

fl. 1906–1918 · Greece

Active 1906–1918. Worked at Nicosia. Worked with George Jeffery.

Life and work

  1. 1906
    Submitted the third of three designs for the new Cyprus Museum building (after those of Edgar Feneck, 28 Aug 1906, and Theodore N. Fotiadis, 26 Nov 1906); a sub-committee chose his plan.

    NicosiaStylianou-Lambert & Bounia 2016, p. 85

  2. 1906–1909
    Agreed with George Jeffery, after Jeffery's trip to Athens, that Balanos would supervise an exact copy of the portico of the Temple of Athena Nike to serve as the museum entrance, while Jeffery supervised the building in Nicosia. Building ready 1909; portico in place by May 1909.

    NicosiaStylianou-Lambert & Bounia 2016, pp. 85-86

  3. 1907–1918
    Trelat's review of Pilides (2009) says Jeffery supervised the construction of the museum building, with Balanos, from 1907 to 1918, and took part in its fitting out.

    NicosiaTrélat 2011

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Sources

  1. 1.T. Stylianou-Lambert, A. Bounia (2016). The Political Museum: Power, Conflict, and Identity in Cyprus.
  2. 2.Philippe Trélat (2011). “Review of Despina Pilides, George Jeffery: His Diaries and the Ancient Monuments of Cyprus (Nicosia, 2009)”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 41, 357-.