Description

It stands about 200 metres east of the Archbishopric and impresses with its composition and artistic detail rather than with its bulk. The marble Monument of Liberty, inspiration and creation of Notaras, lies on a bastion of the medieval walls. Though the monument was erected in 1970, ten years after the independence of Cyprus, it vivifies the heroic efforts of the Struggle of Liberation (1955-59) and immortalises the entire psychological and sentimental world of Cyprus, as centuries of slavery, martyrdom, perseverence and hope have imposed. Goddess Liberty dominates the highest point of the composition, casting her glance at the two soldiers who open the door of prison. Fourteen persons, representing different types of Cypriots, from all strata of life, get out from the narrow dark prison and gaze at the light of sun and liberty.