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

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

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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 Agias Sofias Square Dikastirion Square Dimokratias Square Dioikitiriou Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Syntrivaniou Square Morichovou Square Navarinou Square
Patras	Georgiou I Square Olgas Square Psilalonia Kapodistria Square Trion Symmachon Square
Larissa	Central Square Riga Feraiou Square Tachidromiou Square
Heraklion	Lions Square
Corfu (city)	Spianada Spilias Square
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
Argostoli	Kampana Square
List of squares in Greece

Streets in Thessaloniki
Major streets	Antheon (Georgiou Papandreou) Street Agiou Dimitriou Street Agias Sofias Street Egnatia Street Ermou Street National Resistance Avenue Megas Alexandros Avenue Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Karamanli Street Karolou Diehl Street Proxenou Koromila Street Philippou Street Pavlou Mela Street Petrou Syndika Street Maria Callas Street Mitropoleos Street Monastiriou Street Stratou Avenue Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Vasileos Georgiou Avenue Valaoritou Street 26 Oktovriou Street 25 Martiou Street
Secondary and local streets	Andrea Papandreou Avenue Botsari Street Belisariou Street D'Espèrey Street Delfon Street Gamvetta Street Glinou Street Theodorou Gazi Street Nikiforou Foka Street Heptapyrgiou Street Iktinou Street Lambraki Street Papafi Street Papanastasiou Street Passalidi Street Sofouli Street Svolou Street Vafopoulou Street Voulgari Street
Squares	Aristotelous Square Agias Sofias Square Chrimatistiriou Square Dikastirion (Ancient Agora) Square Dimokratias Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Fountain Square Hippodromiou Square Kyprion Agoniston (Dioikitiriou) Square Morichovou Square Navarinou Square
Highways	Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road
List of streets in Thessaloniki List of streets in Greece