The second pillar is associated with the elements derived from the multicultural influences that have been developed over the historical course of the island. Cyprus had lengthy periods of mainly Greek and intermittent Anatolian, Levantine, Byzantine, Turkish, and Western European influences, whereby the various conquerors had added elements that today form the unique identity of Cyprus. Such references are found primarily in architecture, followed by arts and crafts, music, cuisine, and the Cypriot dialect.