Locations
Nicosia Walls – Repair works at Quirini Bastion (East)
Conservation Works
| Project Overview | |
|---|---|
| Start date of works | November 2023 |
| End date of works | February 2024 |
| Type of intervention | Conservation Works |
| Total project cost | €157,500 |
Historical background information
The Quirini Bastion is located in Nicosia. The first walls surrounding Nicosia were built in the 14th century by the Franks and enclosed a much larger area than the 16th century Venetian Walls that still surround the old town. The part of the Nicosia Venetian Walls located at the Quirini Bastion was included in the emergency projects after it collapsed due to the percolation of water in the wall surfaces. The interventions carried out for this monument comprised emergency support measures in order to preserve the building’s current status and prevent collapse.
The Quirini Bastion was selected as one of the priority emergency conservation projects by the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, following the collapse that occurred during heavy rainfall. Within the framework of the EU-funded and UNDP-implemented project Support to Cultural Heritage Monuments of Great Importance for Cyprus, a comprehensive study titled “Survey, Investigations, Assessment, and Project Design” was completed in 2023. The subsequent emergency conservation works were carried out between 2023 and 2024.
Before Photo
After Photo
Main interventions for this site include
- Removal of collapsed parts
- Dismantle of remaining to intervention area’s boundaries
- Backfilling after repairs and compaction
- Building the wall
- Building the pavement on top of the wall
- Building the drainage trench and the vertical discharge
- Building fencing around the wall
Find more photos of this site here.
The project is funded by the European Union and implemented by United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage.