Cypriot workmen cut the base of the landmark 10-metre statue of Cyprus's first president Archbishop Makarios III outside the Archbishop's Palace in the heart of the old town of Nicosia on October 23, 2008, as preparations are made to move the statue. A giant 10-metre statue of Cyprus's first president Archbishop Makarios III was removed from the capital Nicosia today after the church declared the tourist attraction an eyesore. The giant statue has been replaced with a more modest white marble statue (foreground). Getty Images logo Getty Images 40 months ago

Cypriot workmen cut the base of the landmark 10-metre statue of Cyprus's first president Archbishop Makarios III outside the Archbishop's Palace in the heart of the old town of Nicosia on October 23, 2008, as preparations are made to move the statue. A giant 10-metre statue of Cyprus's first president Archbishop Makarios III was removed from the capital Nicosia today after the church declared the tourist attraction an eyesore. The giant statue has been replaced with a more modest white marble statue (foreground).

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