Municipal Park Water Feature
A few months ago we took a look at the Municipal Park behind Paphos Town Hall. They were building a new water feature and it looked interesting. Well, the project has moved on and so we thought a quick update was in order.
View From Above
Judging by today's Kalimera shot (we publish a daily "good morning" and "good evening" picture on our Paphos Life Facebook Page) not a lot of people are aware of the new water feature.
Given that it is not yet finished, this is hardly surprising. To answer the question of its location though, you will find it at the far end of the park behind the Town Hall near Kennedy Square.
If you know Omikron Brunch and the old Cyta Building, then it is right next to them.
What Is It?
The big question, is what is the statue on top of the feature supposed to represent? It is a face with a flag growing from the back of its head. If I google "municiple garden statue" then I mainly get old articles I published myself over the years. However, I did find one recent article in Cyprus Mail that refers to a new statue in the Municipal Gardens:
Construction of a monument in Paphos to the Greek Revolution of 1821 was completed on Sunday.
The monument is located within the town’s municipal garden.
Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos said the monument will “inspire the next generations with the visions and values of the great struggle, and at the same time transmit to modern society, and especially to the youth, the appropriate messages.”
The contract had been signed by architect Ioannis Koutsolambros on behalf of the architectural office of Lambrianos Koutsolambros Architects Ltd, visual artist Katerina Foukara, sculptor Arsentis Lisenkov, and company Dim-Chris Construction Ltd.
Kousolambros said the group’s goal was to “create a monument which will chronicle the epic but will also be accessible and with multiple uses, since visitors, and especially children, will be able to explore its various aspects”.
He added that the monument will also have QR codes, which people will be able to scan for more information and to read texts and see other works of art about the Greek Revolution.
Stop Press!
Next time I am passing I will look out for the QR codes. I am assuming that this is what the article was referring to. I cannot be sure, because they used a picture of the statues on the other side of the park to accompany the text.
Anyway, it is there and looks nice. So check it out!
For the latest news, see this article in Cyprus Mail. Official opening October 12th!
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