CVAR | Φωτογραφίες

Φωτογραφίες

The photographs in this collection are part of an extensive body of works by the photographer Edmond Torikian which includes thousands of individual images taken mainly in Cyprus. Torikian, one of the founders of the Cyprus Photographic Society, was a professional photographer whose works include advertising and promotional material, public events, celebrations and ceremonies, as well as, more personal photographs of friends, family and daily life in Cyprus between the 1950s and 1970s.

This particular selection entitled Edmond Torikian Collection – Cyprus Hilton Inauguration, includes 316 black and white images depicting the inauguration of Cyprus Hilton on 02/02/1967, including the festivities surrounding its inauguration. This album includes images of President Makarios inaugurating the building and some of the festivities including celebrations that started the night before and continued for some days with a series of events in various locations. Moreover, the images depict guests at dinner tables, celebrating in Hilton and some of the interior spaces of the hotel.

The images that comprise the online collection were reproduced from the original roll films. The titles were taken from inscriptions when available. Where no inscriptions were available the titles were generated by the cataloguer describing the depicted subject.