Platia Aristotelous
The Platia Aristotelous ( Greek Πλατεία Αριστοτέλους , Aristotelous Square ') is one of the most important squares in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki .
The elongated course lies across the promenade and opens to the southwest to the Thermaic Gulf . It connects the Leoforos Nikis embankment with the pedestrian street odos Aristotelous ('Aristoteles Street'), which leads to the northeast and leads to the Platia Archeas Agoras and the remains of the ancient Roman forum .
The semicircular enclosed square was laid out after the major fire of 1917 according to plans by Ernest Hébrard , who suggested the name "Alexander-der-Große-Platz" for the square. The square is surrounded by six-storey hotel and commercial buildings with arcades and balconies lined with round arches and forms the urban center of the inner-city shopping zone. The spacious square is lined with numerous cafés and restaurants and is often used for political rallies or concerts. A Christmas tree and a crib are erected on it during Advent.
In the square is a bronze statue of the Greek philosopher Aristotle , after whom the square is named. Together with the adjacent Aristoteles Street, the layout of the square resembles a bottle; Absolut vodka brand used an aerial view of the square for a promotional photo.
literature
- John S. Bowman, Sherry Marker, Peter Kerasiotis, Rebecca Tobin: Frommer's Greece, Hoboken (NJ) 2008, ISBN 0470165383
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Coordinates: 40 ° 37 ′ 57 " N , 22 ° 56 ′ 28" E