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Open square in Athens, Greece

Viktoria Square
Πλατεία Βικτωρίας


Former names	Kyriakou Square
General information
Type	Open square
Architectural style	Neoclassicism
Town or city	Athens
Country	Greece

37°59′35″N 23°43′46″E / 37.99306°N 23.72944°E / 37.99306; 23.72944

Viktoria Square (originally Kyriakou Square) is a large square in the Municipality of Athens, Greece between 3 September and Aristotelous streets. It was renamed Viktoria in honor of the Queen of the United Kingdom on the occasion of the annexation of the Ionian Islands to Greece in 1864, as a gift to the enthronement of the Queen's nephew, Prince Christian William Ferdinand Adolf George of Denmark, later George I of Greece. Underneath the square passes the Athens Electric Railway at the homonymous stop. The square crosses the streets of Hayden, 3 September and Aristotelous; in its center is the sculptural complex Theseus saves Hippodamia by Johannes Pfuhl (1846–1914).

Around the square, the homonymous district has been developed. Since the 1940s the district has been one of Athens' best and most sought after, comparable to Kolonaki. On its streets there are important examples of classical modernism, such as the Spathari block (Mavrommatia street), the Sarantopoulos block (27 Derigni street), as well as the buildings on Heiden 1 and 2. The luxurious apartments of these buildings were addressed to the bourgeoisie of Athens at the time, since they provided a variety of amenities and had high quality architectural elements.

Gradually, the area began to decline, largely due to its abandonment by its original inhabitants. The neighborhood today is generally regarded as degraded and facing problems of crime.

Since the worst days there has been an improvement in the neighborhood around the square, which is linked to the general upgrading of downtown Athens.

References

ΑΘΗΝΑΚΗΣ, ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ (12 December 2017). "Η γερασμένη πλατεία Βικτωρίας και οι... φυλές της". www.kathimerini.gr/.

Gallery

The entrance to Metro station
The Metro station
A view of the square
The sculptural complex at the center of the square

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v t e Streets in Athens
Major streets	3 Septemvriou Street Agiou Konstantinou Street Aiolou Street Akadimias Street Alexandras Avenue Amalias Avenue Andrea Syngrou Avenue Athanasiou Diakou Street Athinas Street Athinon Avenue Acharnon Street Benaki Street Ermou Street Ioanninon Avenue Iera Odos Kallirois Avenue Katechaki Avenue Kifisias Avenue Kifissou Avenue Konstantinoupoleos Avenue Lenormant Street Makri Street Mavromichali Street Mesogeion Avenue Michalopoulou Street Mitropoleos Street Pangratiou Street Panepistimiou Street Patission Street Patsi Street Peiraios Street Petrou Ralli Avenue Rizari Street Sofokleous Street Stadiou Street Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue Vasilissis Sofias Avenue Vouliagmenis Avenue
Secondary and local streets	Antigonis Street Dionysiou Areopagitou Street Eynardou Street Fokionos Negri Street Herodou Attikou Street Kallirois Street Lykourgou Street Pandrossou Street Petmeza Street Santarosa Street Veikou Street Voukourestiou Street
Main squares	Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Square Omonoia Square Syntagma Square
Suburban roads	Alimou Street Athinas Avenue Ulof Palme Street Doukissis Plakentias Avenue Poseidonos Avenue Thiseos Street
Highways	Attiki Odos Aigaleo Ring Road Hymettus Ring Road
List of streets in Athens List of streets in Attica List of streets in Greece

v t e 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 Archaias Agoras Square Galopoulou Square Dodeka Apostolon Square Dimokratias Square Dioikitiriou Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Syntrivaniou Square Morichovou Square Navarinou Square
Patras	Georgiou I Square Ethnikis Antistaseos 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
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Major landmarks of Athens

Hansen's "Trilogy"	Academy Kapodistrian University of Athens National Library of Greece
Museums	Acropolis Museum Benaki Museum Byzantine and Christian Museum Museum of Cycladic Art Kerameikos Museum National Archaeological Museum National Gallery National Historical Museum Numismatic Museum
Churches	Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite Saint Irene church, Athens
Gardens/Parks	Lycabettus Hill National Gardens Pedion tou Areos
Squares and Neighbourhoods	Anafiotika Kolonaki Square Kotzia Square Monastiraki Omonoia Square Plaka Syntagma Thiseio
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Athens Concert Hall Athens Towers Gennadius Library National Observatory of Athens National Theatre Old Parliament House Old Royal Palace Olympic Sports Complex Presidential Mansion Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Zappeion

Marinas

Agios Kosmas Marina
Alimos Marina
Athens Marina (formerly Faliro Marina)
Glyfada Marina
Olympic Marine
Marina of Vouliagmeni
Marina of Zea

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