Makarios statue
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 Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:58 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:10 pm |
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It's disheartening that we are becoming apologists.
This statue is now part of our heritage, a cultural landmark and as such should stay. It was right for the time and represented the feelings of the people, and for their memories it deserves to stay.
Imagine if someone came along and said the Parthenon is too big and dominates the landscape ... let us move it (... well I guess Lord Elgin did, but that was a crime).
By all means erect another at Kykko, bigger ... overlooking all of Cyprus (bit like the statue of Christ at Rio), but this one should stay.  |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:06 pm |
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I have a better idea:
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:31 pm |
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| Agios Ionas |
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Big Mac should stay! But I guess we should be 'happy' that they're replacing him with a smaller one rather than removing him for good.  |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:34 pm |
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If the smaller one has already been commissioned ... I will buy it off them, if they keep the rightful larger one in place.
I have the perfect spot for the smaller statue ....  |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:34 pm |
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| I think they should leave it where it is! Maybe Chrysostomos had some issues with Makarios and that is why he wants it removed. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:42 pm |
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| bill cobbett |
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It is a bit big! A bit stalinesque. Put it on top of the Troodos, right next to GB's listening/radar station.  |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:21 am |
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| T_C |
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It's like satan behind the gates of hell!! |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:30 am |
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His Dark Satanic Majesty T_C is back  |
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| Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:35 am |
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| Yeah....something like that |
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