The antiquities department on Friday entered the debate over the pending approval of a high-rise building slated to be built near Famagusta Gate in Nicosia.
“The Venetian walls of Nicosia are the capital’s key landmark and Famagusta Gate its most significant highlight, one does not need to be an archaeologist to comprehend that it needs to be protected,” director of the antiquities department Georgos Georgiou told CyBC radio.
The proposed
