Nicosia - Archbishop's Palace / Archbishopric

(Local Name: Arkhepiskopí) East of the Cyprus Museum of Folk Art is the Archbishop's Palace. In one of the buildings adjoining is an Icon Museum.

The center of the Cyprus Orthodox Church, the New Archbishopric was built in a neo-Byzantine style in 1960. The Old Archbishopric houses the Folk Art Museum.

The building was built in 1957 in Venetian style. It has Archbishop Makarios' bedroom preserved along with his heart, which is kept in a special case. It can be visited only on special occasions.

Outside is a bust of Archbishop Kyprianos, who was hanged by the Turks in 1821. There is also a huge black statue of Archbishop Makarios.