Navarinou Square
{{Short description|Square in Thessaloniki, Greece}}
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Navarinou Square ({{langx|el|Πλατεία Ναυαρίνου}}) is a square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece.{{Cite journal |last=Doumpa |first=P. |date=2012 |title=Music in Public Space: Changing Perception, Changing Urban Experience? |url=https://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/18400 |language=en}} It is named after the Battle of Navarino, a crucial battle of the Greek War of Independence.
History
The square dates back to the Roman period of the city, with the ruins of the palace of Galerius located within it. The square is beside the "Hippodromus Square", the ancient site of Hippodrome where the Massacre of Thessalonica took place during the reign of Theodosius I.
Today Navarinou is a popular meeting place, mainly amongst the student population of the city.
Gallery
File:Γαλεριανό συγκρότημα!.jpg|Remains of the Palace of Galerius
File:Thessalonikki, Greece 5 Ruins 2.jpg|Remains of the palace
File:Galerius Palace Complex 299 B.C,Thessaloniki Greece.jpg|Nightview
File:Thessaloniki, Palast des Kaisers Galerius (303 A.D.) (32889196147).jpg|Close view
File:Фонтан на пл. Ναυαρινου - panoramio.jpg|A fountain in the square
File:Solun, Grčka.jpg|The square with view to the Rotonda
References
{{commons category|Galerius Palace in Thessaloniki}}
{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
{{Squares in Greece}}
{{Streets in Thessaloniki}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Thessaloniki