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No 34. If Nicosia had a metro …

2022

… then the map of its lines could perhaps look like this: * Or maybe like this: In fact, it wouldn’t really matter whether there would be 5 metro lines or 8. The important thing would be for Nicosia to become a unified whole and for its geographical, cultural, political and psychological division to be … More No 34. If Nicosia had a metro …

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No5. Signs of a by-gone era

2022

Nicosia has been the capital of Cyprus since the 10th century. In case you are wondering, Nicosia is its Latin name. It’s Greek name is Lefkosía and the Turkish equivalent is Lefkósha. Starting from 1958, the medieval-walled city (and the surrounding suburbs) experienced barricades, barbed wire and eventually a UN buffer zone running through its … More No5. Signs of a by-gone era

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