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Dianelleios
He said at the time that demolition would go ahead to prevent the use of the building by homeless people and the increase of rodents.
Dianelleios technical school became state property after an exchange between the ministry of education and the church and specifically Kitium bishopric, with the aim of building a new school to solve the problem of pupils overcrowding in Larnaca schools.
“The building was demolished in April 2015 following cabinet’s decision, and only the entrance hall and Dimitris Dianellos bust remain. The plan is for the bust to be incorporated in the new School that will be built,” he added.
Kitium bishopric gave Larnaca’s school board €40,000 so that the demolition can proceed.
In 1950, D. Dianellos, a factory manager, bought the building in order to help the poor and orphaned students by giving them a roof over their heads and an education. In 1962, he renovated the space, turning it into the Dianellios Technical School (1962-2010). For more than 50 years, many generations of high school students in Larnaca had the chance to study a profession and prepare for their university studies. In 2010, the building was declared inappropriate resulting in the abandonment of the school.
The Municipality of Larnaca offered the Dianelleios Educational Foundation a governmental piece of land in exchange for Dianelleios Technical School. The Municipality envisioned using the site as an educational center. The exchange was never finalized, however, because the economic agreement between the bishopric and the Municipality was never settled.