Monuments
Dali archeological site
The Archaeological site of Dali is one of the most important sites in Cyprus because it reveals the life in the island during the Bronze period. The site consists of ruins of mills , offices and defense towers. The solution given was to use various colours so that the history of the small settlement is revealed in front of the eyes of the visitor.
The lighting of the archaeological site of ancient Idalion in Cyprus was a challenge for me because the whole concept was to illuminate the area for evening visits of groups.
The use of colour played major role in identifying the character of the different areas of the site without reading any signs.
Archaeological Museum of Nicosia (Still in progress)
The rooms of this Victorian era building is packed of statues and artefacts from different periods of the Greek history of the island.
The facades are made of stone except the entrance that is made of marble and is an exact copy of the propyleon at the acropolis in Athens.
Monuments Saint George Monastery – Larnaca
The yellow light of the street illuminates the façade of the building. The diffused light on the back of the columns creates a negative contrast that show the layout of the building. The atmosphere of a monastery that is out of the town is reflected by the warm light within the arcades. The tower bell is visible behind the walls. The external walls should have remained clear from any lighting fitting on their surface. The base of the columns are illuminated by 3W LED Cool White in ground
The sides of the church are illuminated with linear fluorescent aiming downwards. These play of light and shade is adding a three dimensional aspect on the building.
The base of the bell tower is illuminated using 35 W HIT lamps and the top LED 4W Cool White finish the work. The top and the base of the tower are enough to let the eye complete the image. LED 3,5 W warm White illuminate the interior of the bell tower.
Low light intensities are kept around the church to respect the peaceful environment.
This view shows the variations of light in the arcade lighted by 20W HIT medium beam and the perimeter of the church. The light intensities are more towards the part of the building nearer to the town. The street lights are visible above the arcades.
The ceiling of the church is free from any lighting fittings.
Monuments Santa Croce church- Nicosia
The roof is illuminated with flood 20 W HIT and 3W LED special fittings that spread the light on the frame of the window. The luminance of the roof is low so the paintings are visible from the ground. The niches are more illuminated to give depth and to put the paintings into focus. Jesus Christ on the cross and the saints are visible at the end of the church . This is one of the recommendations of the Vatican.
Jesus Christ on the cross. A 20 W HIT projector is aiming at the body of Jesus Christ. Once again care was taken so the wiring does not bring any damage to the monument.
Monuments Santa Maria church – Larnaca
The historic church was built in 1840 and the architect was Italian. The style is typical of the churches in South Italy. The statue of the architect is situated in front of the church.
The blue LED lights positioned above he dragons made of stone symbolize the water that is pouring form their mouth during the rain period.
The whole project had to be of very low energy so the building could be illuminated on municipality expenses. So the llimited number of the ight sources had to give the maximum to make the church look illuminated. The Franciscans priests live a very simple life and this should be reflected on the lighting of the church.
Monuments Ayia Sofia church – Nicosia
The church of Ayia Sofia is one of the biggest churches in the island. It took many years to complete its construction and this fact had an effect on the size of the projectors. At that time the 20W HIT lamps were introduced for the dome and substituted the 100W HIT lamps previously specified. The lighting concept was to show the byzantine character of the church and show the bluish colour of the dome visible from far away. The dome for the Greek Orthodox Church is related to the sky. For this reason it has to be illuminated thoroughly.
General ambient light for the exterior to alleviate the strong shadows created by the in ground lights and to provide enough light for special occasions especially during the celebrations in Eastern. For the towers Sodium lamps have been used so the light goes many meters up without causing any patches of strong light.
Two scenarios have been created. One for the celebrations and the other for every day illumination.
Chrysospiliotissa – Nicosia
