Painted Churches in the Troödos Region

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Painted Churches in the Troödos Region
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Reference 351
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 1985 (9th Session)
Extensions 2001

The Painted Churches in the Troödos Region are a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Troödos Mountains of central Cyprus. The site comprises ten Byzantine churches and monasteries all richly decorated with Byzantine and post-Byzantine murals:

Initially nine of these churches were designated by UNESCO in 1985 with the church in Palaichori added to the list in 2001.[1] The Church of Panagia Chrysokourdaliotissa in Kourdali, Spilia, was submitted as a potential further extension in 2002 and currently resides on the Tentative List.[2]

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