Backlash grows over Paphos historic centre redevelopment

Concerns over the future of the historic centre of Paphos intensified on Monday after the Chlorakas environmental group warned that the architectural design of the new Paphos museum risks undermining the city’s cultural identity.

The group’s president said the project, promoted as a landmark intervention, adopts an approach that “does not correspond to the identity of Paphos”, criticising the use of metal, “lace like” structures in an area traditionally defined by “stone and Mediterranean simplicity”.