It was built by Costas Manglis and was formerly known as the Manglis Tower, which housed the offices of the General Engineering and Hellenic Mining Company.

[1] It is located in the old town of Nicosia and it was the tallest building in Cyprus until 1978.

The 11th floor is an observatory and museum overlooking the whole capital.

There are telescopes, binoculars and a recorded feature on the history of the capital.

The exhibition - a cooperation with the Leventis Museum of Nicosia and the Debenhams Group - shows photographs and descriptions of Old Nicosia, a multilingual taped history and binoculars.