Georgiou I Square
 View of the square | |
  Location within Patras | |
| Namesake | George I of Greece |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | Municipality of Patras |
| Location | Patras, Greece |
| Coordinates | 38°14′46″N 21°44′06″E / 38.2462°N 21.7351°E |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1829 |
| Other | |
| Designer | Stamatis Voulgaris |
Georgiou I Square (Greek: Πλατεία Γεωργίου Αʹ) is the central square of Patras, Greece.[1] The square is named after King George I of Greece. It is crossed by Maizonos, Korinthou and Gerokostopoulou streets. The neoclassical Apollon Theatre is situated on the northeast side of the square.
History
Georgiou I Square was built under the Kapodistrias government as a part of the 1829 plans by Stamatis Voulgaris to rebuild the devastated centre of Patras after the Greek War of Independence. Unlike the old city, the new city was built according to a grid plan with several large squares.
The square has been renamed several times: Dimokratias at first, then Kalamogdarti, Othonos, Kentriki, Thomopoulou, Ethniki, Palligenesias and since 1863 Georgiou I. In the square there are two fountains, constructed in Denmark.
Gallery
Georgiou I Square in the early 20th century
The square in 1910
Detail of the one fountain
A view
View
References
- ^ Bodart, Magali; Evrard, Arnaud (July 2011). Architecture & Sustainable Development (vol.2): 27th International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture. Presses univ. de Louvain. ISBN 978-2-87463-277-8.
- The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)