Omonia square is the emblem of the center of Athens. The history of the square where the heart of the Greek capital beats has been adventurous, since its shape and aesthetics have been crumpled a few times. The… adventures of Omonia Square started very early, before it even took the name it has today, when it was called Palace Square. The square was then named as in the first architectural plans of Cleanthes and Saubert in 1834. This space was intended for the construction of the Palaces. hotels athens But the plan never went ahead. The same thing happened with the next plan of the Bavarian Leo von Klenze, in 1844. His proposal provided for the creation of a small circular square, named Othonos Square. When the plans changed and the palaces were decided to be erected on the site where the Old Parliament is today, the square was the end of the Athenian country walk.
1982 Omonia Square, Athens
The space was finally formed into a square in 1846 and was initially named Palace Square and then Othonos Square. In 1862 it was renamed Omonia Square, when the leaders of the rival political parties gathered in this area and took an oath of "unity". In 1864 it was renamed Othonos Square in honor of the king. Its current name was given in 1862, when in this area was celebrated the reconciliation of the two warring political factions, the mountainous and the lowland, which swore an oath of "unity".
Image Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/allan_harris/26085590416
ความคิดเห็น