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Arches Over Cyprus

 

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The open stone channel was built in 1746 and spanned three valleys to carry water 10 km from the springs fed by the Tremithos river at Arpera to Larnaka. In use for 200 years, it is now a picturesque monument to the Turkish regime. Click on the picture and see the bird in flight through the left arch and more pictures through the  Larnaka Aqueduct navigation link

My favourite arch

The tree trunk follows the curve of this medieval bridge over the stony bed of the Dhiarizos River at the Djelefos Forest Station. The arch is higher in the middle than at the approaches, which is typical of the early 15C Venetian bridges found in Cyprus

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arch-stef.jpg (197706 bytes) Taken from the inside of the ruins of Ayios Stephanos

Reconstruction of the Church started shortly afterward this photo was taken.  Now the view is quite different

Portholes and an arch looking through to the more commonplace and mundane straight lines of modern day concrete structures as new roads make the old bridges redundant bridgeA.jpg (103250 bytes)

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Abandoned

Too narrow for modern vehicles, there are lots of these bridges standing in places not too remote from the bustle of traffic. This one is near Akapnou

Part of the abandoned Latin church in Ayios Sozomenos. This abandoned village is used by the Cypriot army for military exercises. Pity archsozo.jpg (172363 bytes)
The painted arches inside the cemetery chapel in Arakapas

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