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Pict. 4 Bee, emblem of the Abbot of Kykkos, by George Gracer. |
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In the middle of the granite floor of the reception hall there is, in marble, a picture of a bee and round it the
consonants of the name of the Abbot of Kykkos Nikephoros with the date of construction1996 (picture 4). The bee
was adopted in the 18th century as the official emblem of the Abbot of Kykkos as it symbolizes
industriousness and orderliness. On the Ieft, high up on the frieze of the southern wall, lies the founder's
plaque bearing the following text:
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