The liberation struggle of EOKA 1955-59 and the Chloraka coast

MONUMENT OF MEMORY AND HONOUR The Council of Historic Memory of the EOKA Struggle 1955-1959 and the Association of EOKA fighters 1955-1959 implemented a decision made earlier to construct a "Monument of Memory and Honour" on the site of Dhighenis’s landing. The winners of the compe- tition to design The Monument were artist Nikos Kouroushis and architect Margarita Danou. According to the designers the topography of the nat- ural landscape led them to design the Site-Monument as an autonomous sculptural structure. The space around the sculpture becomes a small square in which the public gathers in wreath-laying ceremonies. At the centre of the square a monumental bronze structure marks the spot where Dhigenis landed on the Chloraka coast, in order to direct and organise the EOKA struggle for freedom. The structure is a vast window, a gateway drawn against the horizon. It leads the memory to older tra- ditional forms that marked events, such as the bell towers of churches. It invites, informs and announces. At the top of the structure there is a bronze sculpture in the shape of a boat. The depiction of motion in flight suggests movement in water or on air. On part of the wall, close to the steps leading to the monument, are images of white marble in relief. The images depict the arrival of Dhigenis at the coast of Chloraka, the transportation of the arms and the arrest of the boat. The images were designed and produced by Greek sculptor Vangelis Moustakas. MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE COUNCIL OF HISTORIC MEMORY OF THE EOKA STRUGGLE 1955-1959 P.I.O. 150/2012—10.000 Published by the Press and Information Office Printed by the Government Printing Office