Exarcheia Square
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Πλατεία Εξαρχείων | |
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| Location | Exarcheia, Athens |
| Coordinates | 37°59′11.6″N 23°44′5.5″E / 37.986556°N 23.734861°E |
Exarcheia Square is located in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens and it is considered the center of the neighborhood. The square is a gathering place for people of all ages, but especially young people, and many activities organized by anti-authoritarian or anarchist groups take place there.[1]
The center of the square was decorated until September 2022 by a sculpture called "Τρεις Έρωτες" ("Three Loves"), dated back to 1909.[2] The sculpture was removed due to the works for the construction of a metro station for the Line 4 of the Athens metro.[3] The construction of the aforementioned station has sparked controversies and a series of protests against it, on grounds of destroying part of the area's few green spaces and contributing to the gentrification of a historically politically active neighborhood.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Manoussaki-Adamopoulou, Alex King and Ioanna (2019-08-26). "Inside Exarcheia: the self-governing community Athens police want rid of". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Τρεις μικροί μπαρόκ έρωτες με δίδυμα αδέρφια στο κέντρο της Αθήνας | LiFO". www.lifo.gr (in Greek). 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Ξήλωσαν το άγαλμα-σύμβολο της πλατείας Εξαρχείων". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "«Οι λαμαρίνες της ντροπής» στην πλατεία Εξαρχείων". Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Κριεμπάρδη, Γεωργία (2022-08-18). "Εξάρχεια, ο λογαριασμός αφορά όλους μας…". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-26.