Online Accessibility and Digital Preservation of Cultural Heritage enabled through Digitisation of completed TCCH projects

Digital Activities

Considering the unprecedented opportunities provided by digital technologies and the internet, and in line with the EU’s strategy for the digitisation and preservation of cultural heritage as well as the UNDP Digital Strategy, the TCCH extended its efforts to protect the cultural heritage of Cyprus through the implementation of digital heritage projects.

The Digital Heritage Initiative, which was first introduced during Phase 7 as a pilot phase, continued and expanded in this phase, building upon the initial groundwork to further strengthen the Committee’s digitisation efforts. Within this framework, the TCCH implemented projects aimed at the digital documentation and preservation of immovable cultural heritage, including monuments, historical buildings, and archaeological sites. These efforts focused on increasing online accessibility, enhancing digital archiving, and ensuring long-term preservation of completed projects.

Through these digital initiatives, the TCCH aspired to maximise public awareness of the value of Cyprus’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, while enhancing public engagement particularly among youth, through the use of innovative digital tools. The activities implemented under this initiative laid the foundation for the continuation and further expansion of digital heritage work in the following phase, ensuring the sustainability and evolution of the TCCH’s digitisation strategy.

New and all other digital tools are accessible at the  www.cyprusdigitalheritage.com

The following activities were implemented

8 new Virtual Tours created for selected completed TCCH projects:
  • Agios Panteleimonas Monastery in Myrtou/Camlibel
  • Soli archaeological area includes St. Auxibus Basilica and Soli theatre
  • Ravelin/Land gate in Famagusta
  • Tuzla mosque, hammam and fountain in Larnaca
  • Agia Triada archaeological site
  • Kyrenia Shipwreck and gallery
  • Church of Agios Georgios in Prastio/Dörtyol
  • Hamidiye Mosque in Lefkara
2 new 3D point clouds for completed TCCH projects:
1 new Digital Reconstruction projects for the completed projects of the TCCH:

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