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'''Omonia Square''' or '''Omonoia Square''' (Greek: '''Πλατεία Ομονοίας''' ''Plateia Omonoias'' or ''Platia Omonias'') is a square in [[Athens]]. It contains a train station used by the [[Athens Metro]] and the [[Ilektrikos]], appropriately named [[Omonia Station]]. The square with 3 Septemvriou almost aligns to the north.

==The Square==

The circle accesses Tritis Septembriou in the north (September 3, entrance/exit), [[Panepistimiou Street|Panepistimiou]] (former exit), Agiou Konstantinou in the west (formerly entrance/exit, now exit), Panagi Tsaldari which accesses with Peiraios (entrance/exit, now exit), [[Athinas Street|Athinas]] (entrance/exit) in the south which is now a waklway and [[Stadiou]] (named after the ancient Stadium) in the southeast (exit) once continued the circle.

The traffic circulation from the [[19th century]] up until [[1998]] used to be fully around with six streets of which five were entrances and exits and later had six traffic lights. In the 19th century to the [[1950s]], the shape was almost like a square having sidewalks by the edge and in the square, surrounded by neoclassical buildings that have no more than three-stories high, most of them were nearly two-stories. It only had three lanes, the right lanes were tracks for the old tram buses, the middle of the square featured several beautiful palm trees which were smaller before the [[Balkan Wars]] that were cut down in the 1950s and the fountain in the middle which was the last object standing until 2000. Cannons were aligning in the circle during the Balkan Wars. After the wars in Greece, the square including its trees were demolished except for the fountain to make room for traffic. The shape became blue with a pentagon facing northwest and a green hexagon that was mainly grass facing to the northeast and a circle in the middle. The road was later repaired along with the sidewalks which were partially demolished and later, the road was repaved in a shape of a circle totaling four lanes and part of the former road transformed into a larger sidewalk, traffic lights were later installed and half neoclassical buildings were demolished in the western and the northern parts transforming into a few-story towers, neoclassical buildings remain in the northern part and within Athinas Street. The remaining trees were in the northern portion which were planted in the 1950s and remain to this day.

The old circle featured a fountain in a middle and a train station was nearby but was rebuilt. Trees were later replanted again within Omonia and encircles the fountain once again and two more on what were pavement. When the part of the square were shut down for renovations for the [[Athens 2004 Olympics|Athens 2004 Summer Olympics]] along with the station which became sidewalks and the west and the east sides were eliminated for good and reduce traffic to the westbound lanes for the upper part and the eastbound lanes at the south leaving one example no access to Peiraios to Tritis Septembriou. The square has been existed since the ancient times, the square later became abandoned but later revived when Athens became a city again. Several television shows filmed Omonia.

When [[Greece]] won the [[Eurobasket 2005]] finals and became the 2005 Eurobasket Champion, crowds of people participated within Omonia Square and around celebrating the victory and lasted throughout the night. Other victories of Greece were also celebrated throughout the century at Omonia.

==Architecture==

On the Omonia Square are two buildings designed by the German architect Ernst Ziller in the late [[1870s]], one of this is the former hotel '''Megas Alexandros'''.

==External links==
*[http://www.hellas.net/index.php?entry=entry050925-211537 360° virtual tour of Greek basketball fans celebrating at Omonia Square]

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[[Category:Squares and streets in Athens]]

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		+	Omonia Square is traditionally a place where Athenian sports fans celebrate their clubs' victories.

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-'''Omonia Square''' or '''Omonoia Square''' (Greek: '''Πλατεία Ομονοίας''' ''Plateia Omonoias'' or ''Platia Omonias'') is a square in [[Athens]]. It contains a train station used by the [[Athens Metro]] and the [[Ilektrikos]], appropriately named [[Omonia Station]].  The square with 3 Septemvriou almost aligns to the north.
+'''Omonia Square''' or '''Omonoia Square''' (Greek: '''Πλατεία Ομονοίας''' ''Plateia Omonoias'' or ''Platia Omonias'') is a square in central [[Athens]]. It is serviced by a train station used by the [[Athens Metro]] and the [[Ilektrikos]]: [[Omonia Station]].
-==The Square==
+Omonia Square was planned in [[1833]] by architects Kleanthis and Schaubert. As the palace was planned further south at [[Syntagma Square]], the latter became the largest and most important square in Athens.
-The circle accesses Tritis Septembriou in the north (September 3, entrance/exit), [[Panepistimiou Street|Panepistimiou]] (former exit), Agiou Konstantinou in the west (formerly entrance/exit, now exit), Panagi Tsaldari which accesses with Peiraios (entrance/exit, now exit), [[Athinas Street|Athinas]] (entrance/exit) in the south which is now a waklway and [[Stadiou Street|Stadiou]] (named after the ancient Stadium) in the southeast (exit) once continued the circle.
+Omonia Square was originally circular in shape. The circle was bordered by Tritis Septemvriou in the north (entrance/exit), [[Panepistimiou Street|Panepistimiou]] (former exit), Agiou Konstantinou in the west (formerly entrance/exit, now exit), Panagi Tsaldari which accesses with [[Piraios Street|Piraios]] (entrance/exit, now exit), [[Athinas Street|Athinas]] (entrance/exit) in the south (now a walkway) and [[Stadiou Street|Stadiou]] in the southeast (exit) once continued the circle.
-The traffic circulation from the [[19th century]] up until [[1998]] used to be fully around with six streets of which five were entrances and exits and later had six traffic lights.  In the 19th century to the [[1950s]], the shape was almost like a square having sidewalks by the edge and in the square, surrounded by neoclassical buildings that have no more than three-stories high, most of them were nearly two-stories.  It only had three lanes, the right lanes were tracks for the old tram buses, the middle of the square featured several beautiful palm trees which were smaller before the [[Balkan Wars]] that were cut down in the 1950s and the fountain in the middle which was the last object standing until 2000.  Cannons were aligning in the circle during the Balkan Wars.  After the wars in Greece, the square including its trees were demolished except for the fountain to make room for traffic.  The shape became blue with a pentagon facing northwest and a green hexagon that was mainly grass facing to the northeast and a circle in the middle.  The road was later repaired along with the sidewalks which were partially demolished and later, the road was repaved in a shape of a circle totaling four lanes and part of the former road transformed into a larger sidewalk, traffic lights were later installed and half neoclassical buildings were demolished in the western and the northern parts transforming into a few-story towers, neoclassical buildings remain in the northern part and within Athinas Street.  The remaining trees were in the northern portion which were planted in the 1950s and remain to this day.
+In the [[1960s]] a fountain was built at the centre of the square.
-The old circle featured a fountain in a middle and a train station was nearby but was rebuilt.  Trees were later replanted again within Omonia and encircles the fountain once again and two more on what were pavement.  When the part of the square were shut down for renovations for the [[Athens 2004 Olympics|Athens 2004 Summer Olympics]] along with the station which became sidewalks and the west and the east sides were eliminated for good and reduce traffic to the westbound lanes for the upper part and the eastbound lanes at the south leaving one example no access to Peiraios to Tritis Septembriou.     The square has been existed since the ancient times, the square later became abandoned but later revived when Athens became a city again.  Several television shows filmed Omonia.
+Many renovations have taken place in Omonia Square, the last one being prior to the [[2004]] Olympic Games. The square was then rendered...square with traffic conditions becoming easier than before.
 ==External links==
 *[http://www.hellas.net/index.php?entry=entry050925-211537 360° virtual tour of Greek basketball fans celebrating at Omonia Square]
 [[Category:Streets and squares of Athens]]

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