A new virtual reality mobile application is now available to download on iTunes or Google Play and allows users to experience the majesty of the theatre in Kato Paphos during 150 AD.


One of the archaeologists from Australia involved with the project, Dr. Craig Barker told a Cyprus newspaper that the availability of the app for download on iTunes and Google Play now gives people a chance to view the ancient theatre from their own home (so long as they have a VR headset).


University of Sydney archaeologists have joined forces with Melbourne based digital technology firm Lithodomos VR (LVR) to create a virtual reality mobile application that showcases a 360-degree view of the building’s grand Roman façade, marble columns, imperial statues and painted entranceways.

LVR is an Australian start-up company which specialise in Virtual Reality (VR) reconstructions of the ancient Mediterranean archaeological sites.

Dr. Craig Barker has used the app at the heritage listed site when giving Cypriot school children tours of the archaeological site, as well as with school groups visiting the University’s Nicholson Museum.

Only the foundations of the Paphos theatre, used for performance and spectacle for more than 600 years, remain today.