Agias Sofias Square

Agias Sofias Square (Greek: Πλατεία Αγίας Σοφίας) is a square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece.

History

The square dates back to the Byzantine period of the city and took its name from the church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) located within it. At the time it was also called Skalia. During a fire in 1890, it was heavily damaged but was restored under the supervision of Charles Diehl, a notable Byzantinist.

Although not a square today, plans have been released which include the complete redevelopment of the area with a new square and pedestrianized zone to extent from the Church of the Acheiropoietos to the sea.

Gallery

Chrysostomos of Smyrna statue, Agias Sofias Square, Thessaloniki
Celebrations in the square in the 20s
Hagia Sophia church
Longos mansion (arch. Leonardo Gennari)
Israel building (arch. Joseph Pleyber)
Nedelkos building (arch. Xenophon Paionidis), Mackenzie King Street
Church of the Acheiropoietos
Agias Sofias Street
Sculpture in the square

Sources

Agias Sofias Square

40°38′00″N 22°56′45″E / 40.6333°N 22.9459°E / 40.6333; 22.9459

Major squares in Greece
Athens	Amerikis Square Avdi Square Klafthmonos Square Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Kypselis Square Monastiraki Square Omonoia Square Syntagma Square Viktoria Square
Piraeus	Alexandras Square Korai Square Terpsitheas Square
Thessaloniki	Aristotelous Square Archaias Agoras Square Galopoulou Square Dodeka Apostolon Square Dimokratias Square Dioikitiriou Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Syntrivaniou Square Morichovou Square Navarinou Square
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Heraklion	Lions Square
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Ioannina	Dimokratias Square
Kavala	Eleftherias Square Kapnergati Square Nikotsara Square
Volos	Riga Feraiou Square
Nafplion	Syntagma Square Filellinon Square Trion Navarchon Square
Mytilene	Sappho Square
Chios (town)	Vounakiou Square
Chania	Eleftherias Square Eleftheriou Venizelou Square Splantza Square
Rhodes (city)	Eleftherias Square Ippokratous Square Evraion Martyron Square
Kastoria	Doltso Square
Ermoupoli	Miaouli Square
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Streets of the Municipality of Thessaloniki
Main arterial roads	26 Oktovriou Avenue 30 Oktovriou Avenue 3 Septemvriou Avenue Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road New Western Entrance Agiou Dimitriou Street Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Georgiou Papandreou Avenue Grigoriou Lambraki Street Egnatia Street Kallitheas Avenue Konstantinou Karamanli Avenue Mikis Theodorakis Avenue Megas Alexandros Avenue Monastiriou Street Nikis Avenue Old Railway Station Street Alexandrou Papanastasiou Street Papafi Street Polytechneiou Street Stratou Avenue Tsimiski Street
Other main roads	Agion Panton Street Agias Sofias Street Anagenniseos Street Venizelou Street Delfon Street Dodekanisou Street Ermou Street Karatassou Street Katsimidi Street Kavtantzoglou Street Grigoriou Koloniari Street Kountouriotou Street Ionos Dragoumi Street Mitropoleos Street Pavlou Mela Street Botsari Street 25 Martiou Street Alexandrou Svolou Street Palaion Patron Germanou Street Karaoli & Dimitriou Street Giannitson Street Valaoritou Street Proxenou Koromila Street Leonidou Iasonidou Street Kassandrou Street Elenis Zografou Street
Pedestrian streets	Aristotelous Street Dimitriou Gounari Street Agias Sofias Street Iktinou Street Zefxidos Street
Squares	Aristotelous Square Ainou Square Ancient Agora Square Galopoulou Square Dimokratias Square Twelve Apostles Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Antigonidon Square Karaïskaki Square Militou Square Minas Patrikios Square Asia Minor and Thracian Hellenism Square Navarinou Square YMCA Square Stock Exchange Square
List of streets in Thessaloniki List of streets in Greece