Archbishop’s Palace

The Archbishop’s Palace (Archiepiskopiko Megaro) is located in Nicosia, at Archbishop Kyprianou Square and is one of the most important cultural attractions in Cyprus. Next to it is the Byzantine Museum of Nicosia and the Cathedral of Agios Ioannis, while across the street there is the Pancyprian Gymnasium.

Being an area closely linked to the modern history of the island, the Archbishop’s Palace is a two- storey building of the Neo-Byzantine period, built between 1956 and 1960 by Archbishop Makarios III and is the seat of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus. There are the offices of the Archdiocese, the residence of Archbishop of Neas Justinianis and the whole of Cyprus, the Byzantine Museum and the Library of the Archdiocese.

Behind the iron gates with the coat of arms of the Byzantine Empire, the space is dominated by the large open-air courtyard with the small garden and the flowers, while in the middle there is the white marble statue of Archbishop Makarios III. By 2008, in the place of this statue, there was the pompous brass statue of Makarios, 10 meters high, which was transferred to the Throne of Virgin Mary (Throni tis Panagias). There is also located the Archbishop’s tomb.

The building of the Archbishop’s Palace is not open to the public, but the visitor can admire it externally or take a tour of the Byzantine museum and the library. Next to it is the Nicosian Folk Art Museum, which until the 1960s was the old Archbishop’s Palace.

Archbishop’s Palace
Archbishop Kyprianou Square
Phone: 00357 22554600
Fax: 00357 22431796
email: [email protected]
Website: www.churchofcyprus.org