5. The implementation of the Project. Results and impacts
5.3 Results and impacts The objectives set at the beginning of the project have been achieved. Namely, the works carried out at the Pilot Site literally transformed that part of Lefkara, whose unique architecture suffered defacement through time and from human intervention. Traditional elements in danger of disappearing like renderings and colours were restored to their eminent position in the local architecture. The involvement of the public was the second objective set and achieved: the project was widely accepted by the people of the town and visitors; the constant dialogue established with the local authorities, the stakeholders and the broader public from the very beginning had definitively contributed to this. The third objective was to present a project that would serve as a model for urban landscape rehabilitation. In this subject it can be said that the impacts of the Pilot Operation have already began to appear in several cases of rehabilitation in Lefkara and elsewhere. In Lefkara, the recovery of the renderings and colours applied on a large scale in the Pilot Operation Site has launched another project aiming at the recovery of traditional architectural elements. One of the largest and more representative houses of the town,
Situation before works
Situation after works
Situation before works
Situation after works
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