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Agiou Georgiou 40 It is a single-storey building made of stone and adobe. The roof is duo pitched and consists of timber beams and roman tiles. A part of it is two-storey. The building is a typical example of traditional folk architecture (farm-house) organised along the free space. Its value is very significant because it is one of the very few (if not the only one) of this type in the historic core of Strovolos. It was constructed at the end of the 19th century (probably in the 1890’s, or in 1910 according to DLS). The building has arches, a sun hall and two upstairs rooms. The sun hall acts as a transitional zone from the outside to the inside. The rooms are organised around the sun hall. A concrete staircase exists along the volume, that leads upstairs, through a timber balcony. The building has an active relationship with the outside space while the sun hall with its arch create a shady cool space. The openings are made of wooden elements. It was included in the catalogue of listed buildings in 1993 and is abandoned today. In 2012, a building permit was issued according to which the building would be maintained and restored and some additions would be made in order for it to be used as a cultural centre. The permit was never executed, probably because of the financial struggle of the Municipality. In February 2020, the owners asked again from the Municipality to undertake the renovation of the building in order to be reused to for cultural reasons or to cover some municipality’s needs (e.g. as a museum or air-conditioned/heated space or guesthouse).