Kindergarten of the Metropolis

The Kindergarten of the Metropolis (Nipiagogio tiw Mitropolis) is situated on the 1st Apriliou Paphou street in the heart of the center of Paphos and is one of the neoclassical buildings that the visitor should definitely see.

An edifice located in a town planning unit that was one of the first urban formations in Paphos, the Kindergarten of the Metropolis is very close to the 28th October Square. The array of neoclassical buildings in the area include Nicholaidio Gymnasium of Paphos, Dimitrios Elementary School, Jacovio’s Gymnasium Propylaea, Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum, Municipal Library of Paphos and the Municipal Palace (Town Hall of Paphos).

Under the English domination and during a transitional period for Paphos, from a rural community to an urban center, this complex of neoclassical buildings was created by three architects, admirers of neoclassicism, Andreas Hadjidimitriou, Theodore Fotiadis and Andreas Christodoulides. All three worked consecutively in time (from the late 19th to the end of the 20th century), and although the buildings were formed gradually, a uniform architecture was followed in style, in the strong local character, in the simplicity of the structures and the economy in the use of decorative morphological elements.

The Kindergarten of the Metropolis was built in 1934-1935, being a continuation of the aforementioned urban planning. It is a simple rectangular building, with a slight extension in the left, northwestern part of the rear side of the building, while on its facade it has many similarities to Nicolaidio Gymnasium.