Pafos .. The mythical birthplace of Aphrodite

Paphos-CYPRUS

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Pafos, usually written Paphos in English, (Greek: Πάφος, Páfos; Turkish: Baf) is a coastal town in the south-west of Cyprus. Pafos is the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, sex and beauty. In Greco-Roman times it was the island's capital, and it is famous for the remains of the Roman Governor's palace where extensive, fine mosaics are a major tourist attraction. Another famous archaeological site is the Tombs of the Kings. The Apostle Paul visited the town during the 1st century. The town of Paphos is included in the official UNESCO list of cultural and natural treasures of the world's heritage.

Petra tou romiou area in Paphos

Paphos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period. It was founded by King Kinyras in 1400 BC. It was a centre of the cult of Aphrodite and of pre-Hellenic fertility deities. Aphrodite's legendary birthplace was on this island, where her temple was erected by the Myceneans in the 12th century BC. The remains of villas, palaces, theatres, fortresses and tombs mean that the site is of exceptional architectural and historic value. The mosaics of Nea Paphos are among the most beautiful in the world.

Paphos Town Hall ( Source : Aspect of Cyprus)

The port of Paphos was built by Nicocles, the last king of Paphos, at the time of Alexander the Great. It became the capital of the island replacing Salamis during the Hellenistic Period as its masters, the Ptolemies, favoured a location closer to their capital, Alexandria. The Romans retained Pafos as the seat of the Roman Governor. It was here that Apostle Paul converted the Roman Governor of the time, Sergius Paulus, to Christianity. The city contains many catacomb sites dating back to the early Christian period.

Nea Paphos

Eros (Amor) from a Mosaic, Roman period 3rd century AD	Maenad and Centaur (Mosaic), House of Aion Paphos
Poseidon, Eros and AmymonePoseidon, Eros and , House of Dionysus Paphos.	The River god Peneus, Daphne and Apollo,, House of Dionysus, Paphos.
Icarius and the first winedrinkersIcarius House of Dionysus, Paphos.
Theseus Mosaic	Hermes and Dionysus and various personifications
Nereids	House of Theseus
Scylla	Narcissus
The four seasons	Summer from the four seasons
Winter from the four seasons	Autumn from the four seasons
Spring from the four seasons	Dionysus or Aion or the spirit of time
For more images of the Mosaics see: Cyprus, Archaeology Images

Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden? | Mail Online

Do these mysterious stones mark the site of the Garden of Eden?

By TOM KNOX

For the old Kurdish shepherd, it was just another burning hot day in the rolling plains of eastern Turkey. Following his flock over the arid hillsides, he passed the single mulberry tree, which the locals regarded as 'sacred'. The bells on his sheep tinkled in the stillness. Then he spotted something. Crouching down, he brushed away the dust, and exposed a strange, large, oblong stone.

The man looked left and right: there were similar stone rectangles, peeping from the sands. Calling his dog to heel, the shepherd resolved to inform someone of his finds when he got back to the village. Maybe the stones were important.

They certainly were important. The solitary Kurdish man, on that summer's day in 1994, had made the greatest archaeological discovery in 50 years. Others would say he'd made the greatest archaeological discovery ever: a site that has revolutionised the way we look at human history, the origin of religion - and perhaps even the truth behind the Garden of Eden.

The site has been described as 'extraordinary' and 'the most important' site in the world

The Garden of Eden come to life: Is Gobekli Tepe where the story began?

To date, archaeologists have dug 45 stones out of the ruins at Gobekli

Archaeologist Klaus Schmidt poses next to some of the carvings at Gebekli

Many of Gobekli's standing stones are inscribed with 'bizarre and delicate' images, like this reptile

The stones of Gobekli Tepe are trying to speak to us from across the centuries - a warning we should heed

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The Taiwan Tower is a Sustainable Twin Syscraper for the 21st Century

The Taiwan Tower is a proposal by Vienna-based architect Steven Ma in Collaboration with San Liu, Xinyu Wan, and Emre Icdem. This highly innovative project consists of a set of super slim twin towers that reach a height of 350 meters where an observatory and sky-park is located. The plinth of the towers is formed by an intricate set of museums that will exhibit Taiwan’s past, present, and future. Each of the three museums configures itself around recreational areas that include a water plaza, an outdoor theatre, a green house, and an event plaza. Another interesting feature is the location of four different types of hanging gardens along the towers’ structure with high-end residences and an aviary for endangered bird species. Among the sustainable features, the Taiwan Tower is equipped with water recycling plants, wind turbines, and a beautiful set of photovoltaic cells placed along the sky-garden and on top of the museums’ undulating surfaces................