Place of memory

Fylakismena Mnimata — the Imprisoned Graves

We include the prison complex as one of the most powerful places of memory connected with the anti-colonial struggle.

1955–1959

EOKA members who were executed or died during the struggle are buried here; the site is arranged so that visitors can see the connection between the cells, execution and burial.

With older children we explain in advance that the place is connected with death and violence and do not treat the visit as an ordinary photo stop.

At the site we focus on specific reference points: the thirteen graves, names and dates, the cells and courtyard, and symbols of remembrance.