Eleftheria square in Nicosia was finally liberated from most of its construction site shackles on New Year’s Day, nine years – and at least €40 million – after work began, and people descended upon the old town to judge the controversial ultra-modern project for themselves.
The moat section of the new square was ushered in amidst the backdrop of the impending coronavirus lockdown, which was finally announced on Friday, and explains the crowds who came out to hurriedly view an area out of bounds for nearly a decade. The upper bridge section was opened in December 2018.
Groups of families and friends trekked across the upper section, down into the moat and up again – some quietly soaking in what it all meant while kids sped across the smooth concrete on scooters with flashing rave lights on the wheels.
“It’s nice but it just doesn’t feel like it belongs here. We’re stuck with it now obviously, but it’s the sort of thing you’d see in Dubai. Yeah, it’s trying to look fancy and modern, but it’s out of place. It looks more like a simulation,” Jessica Christodoulou, 28, told the Cyprus Mail.
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