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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Painted Churches in the Troodos Region' has mentioned 'Cyprus' in the following places:
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| The Painted Churches in the Troxc3xb6dos Region is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troxc3xb6dos Mountains of central Cyprus. | WIKI |
| Church of Agios Nikolaos (St. Nicholas) tis Stegis in Kakopetria: An 11th-century monastery and the oldest surviving katholikon in Cyprus Agios Ioannis (St. John) Lampadistis Monastery in Kalopanagiotis: A 13th-century monastery Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Phorviotissa (Asinou) in Nikitari: A 12th-century church Church of Panagia (The Virgin) tou Arakou in Lagoudhera: A 12th century church Church of Panagia (The Virgin) in Moutoullas: A 13th-century chapel and the earliest example of steep-pitched wooden roofs Church of Archangelos Michael (Archangel Michael) in Pedoulas: A late 15th-century church Church of Timios Stavros (Holy Cross) in Pelendri: A church containing unique 14th-century wall paintings Church of Panagia (The Virgin) Podithou in Galata: An early-16th century church Church of Stavros (Holy Cross) Agiasmati in Platanistasa: A 14th-century church Church of Agia Sotira (of the Transfiguration of the Savior) tou Soteros in Palaichori Oreinis: A 16th-century church. | WIKI |
| In 965 AD, Cyprus was annexed by the Byzantine Empire in the Arab-Byzantine wars. | WIKI |
| These site demonstrate the range of architectural and artistic influences affecting Cyprus over the entire Byzantine reign. | WIKI |
| [1] However, all sites display some architectural elements that are unique to Cyprus, including steep-pitched wooden roofs with tiling. | WIKI |
| The Troodos mountain region of Cyprus contains one of the largest groups of churches and monasteries of the former Byzantine Empire. | UNESCO |
| The ten monuments included on the World Heritage List, all richly decorated with murals, provide an overview of Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus and bear testimony to the variety of artistic influences affecting Cyprus over a period of 500 years. | UNESCO |
| The structures display elements that were specific to Cyprus and were determined by its geography, history and climate, including steep-pitched wooden roofs with flat hooked tiles, in some cases providing a second roof over Byzantine masonry domes and vaulted forms, while exhibiting Byzantine metropolitan art of the highest quality. | UNESCO |
| The 13th century, the early period of Latin (western) rule in Cyprus, is well represented in the wall paintings of St. John Lampadistis in Kalopanagiotis and in Panagia in Moutoulla, which reflect the continuing Byzantine tradition and new external influences. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (ii): Although the existence of any direct influence cannot be confirmed, very close relationships existed, during the 12th century, between painting in Cyprus and Western Christian art (stylistic relationships in the case of Nikitari paintings; iconographical relationships in the case of the paintings of Lagoudera). | UNESCO |
| It should be noted that the former, where the name Alexis Comnene is mentioned in a dedication, was probably executed by artists from Constantinople and the latter was painted at the very time of the fall of Isaac Comnene and the sale of Cyprus to Guy de Lusignan. | UNESCO |
| They individually retain their architectural fabric and their rich decoration, which separately form a whole assemblage and together complete a set that exhibit Byzantine and post-Byzantine painting in Cyprus. | UNESCO |
| Cultural and archaeological heritage in Cyprus is protected and managed according to the provisions of the national legislation, i.e. | UNESCO |
| the Antiquities Law and the International Treaties signed by the Republic of Cyprus. | UNESCO |
| The churches included in the site xe2x80x9cPainted Churches of the Troodos Regionxe2x80x9d are listed as Ancient Monuments of the Second Schedule and their legal owner is the Church of Cyprus. | UNESCO |