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{{short description|Main commercial street in Thessaloniki. Greece}} |
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'''Egnatia Street''' ({{ |
'''Egnatia Street''' ({{langx|el|Οδός Εγνατίας}}) is the main commercial street in downtown [[Thessaloniki]]. The road is named for the Roman-era [[Via Egnatia]] which passed near the city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20100909-driving-greeces-modern-ancient-highway-the-egna |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref> Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of [[Thessaloniki]]. |
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==Gallery== |
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File:Chapel of Transfiguration Salonica.jpg|[[Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki|Chapel of the Saviour]] on Egnatia |
File:Chapel of Transfiguration Salonica.jpg|[[Church of the Saviour, Thessaloniki|Chapel of the Saviour]] on Egnatia |
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File:Kirche Panagia Dexia in Thessaloniki.jpg|Panagia Dexia church |
File:Kirche Panagia Dexia in Thessaloniki.jpg|Panagia Dexia church |
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File:Αγορά Κολόμβου,1935, Οδός Εγνατίας 31-Πτολεμαίων 22, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|Stoa (Market) Colombou |
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File:Ξενοδοχείο «Μινέρβα» (1929), Εγνατίας 44, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|Hotel Minerva |
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File:Ξενοδοχείο Μεγάλη Βρετανία 1924, Οδός Εγνατίας 48, Θεσσαλονίκη.jpg|The former Hotel Gran Bretagne (arch. [[:el:Μαξιμιλιανός Ρούμπενς|Max Rubens]]) |
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File:20160516 277 thessaloniki.jpg|Egnatia/Iasonidou |
File:20160516 277 thessaloniki.jpg|Egnatia/Iasonidou |
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==References== |
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{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}} |
{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}} |
Latest revision as of 10:19, 24 October 2024
Native name | Οδός Εγνατία (Greek) |
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Namesake | Via Egnatia |
Owner | Municipality of Thessaloniki |
Length | 3 km (1.9 mi) |
Location | Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece |
From | Demokratias Square (Vardari) |
To | Lysimachou Kaftanzoglou St. |
Egnatia Street (Greek: Οδός Εγνατίας) is the main commercial street in downtown Thessaloniki. The road is named for the Roman-era Via Egnatia which passed near the city.[1] Lined with shops and office buildings, it is one of the busiest streets of Thessaloniki.
Gallery
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Horse trams in Egnatia, 1916
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The tram and the arch, 1920
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Chapel of the Saviour on Egnatia
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Panagia Dexia church
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Stoa (Market) Colombou
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Hotel Minerva
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The former Hotel Gran Bretagne (arch. Max Rubens)
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Egnatia/Iasonidou
40°38′00″N 22°56′57″E / 40.6333°N 22.9491°E
References
[edit]- ^ "Driving Greece's modern ancient highway, the Egnatia Odos". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.