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{{Infobox street
{{Infobox street
| name = Nikis Avenue
| name = Nikis Avenue
| marker_image = [[File:Nikis Avenue Night.jpg|thumb]]
| image = File:Λεωφοροσ Νικησ - panoramio.jpg
| native_name = Λεωφόρος Νίκης
| caption = Nikis Avenue
| native_name ={{native name|el|Λεωφόρος Νίκης}}
| alternate_name = Paraliaki
| alternate_name =
| former_names = Vasileos Constantinou Avenue
| former_names = Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue
| length_km = 1.3
| location = Thessaloniki, [[Macedonia (Greece)|Macedonia]],
| terminus_a = Eleftherias Square
{{flag|Greece}}
| terminus_b = The White Tower
| length_km = 1.3
| junction = (Streets) Dragoumi, Venizelou, Komninon, [[Aristotelous Square|Aristotelous]], Karolou Diehl, Agias Sofias, Gounari, Mela
| namesake = Victory in the [[Balkan Wars]]
| owner = Municipality of Thessaloniki
| terminus_a = [[Eleftherias Square]]
| terminus_b = [[White Tower of Thessaloniki|White Tower]]
}}
}}


'''Nikis Avenue''' or '''Nikes Avenue''' (Greek: Λεωφόρος Νίκης, trans. Leofóros Níkis) is the central waterfront avenue in [[Thessaloniki]], Greece. It stretches from Eleftherias Square in the west to the [[White Tower of Thessaloniki|White Tower]] in the east, where it meets with Alexander the Great Avenue. It is a three line eastward avenue.
'''Nikis Avenue''' ({{langx|el|Λεωφόρος Νίκης}},''Leofóros Níkis'', trans. "Victory Avenue") is the central waterfront avenue in [[Thessaloniki]], Greece. The three line eastward avenue stretches from [[Eleftherias Square]] in the west, in front of [[Aristotelous Square]] to the [[White Tower of Thessaloniki|White Tower]] in the east, where it meets with Alexander the Great Avenue. Leoforos Nikis is the busiest, most famous, most photographed and most painted street in [[Thessaloniki]] and has the highest residential property value in the city, and among the highest residential and commercial property values in [[Southeastern Europe]].Nikis Avenue is also very important commercially, as it is lined with numerous cafés, restaurants and businesses and is frequented by thousands of tourists and locals every day. The [[consulates]] of [[Switzerland]], [[Spain]], [[the Czech Republic]], [[Cyprus]] and the [[Philippines]] are located along the avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.embassypages.com/city/thessaloniki|title = Consulates in Thessaloniki, Greece}}</ref>




== History ==
== History ==


From the end of the 19th century until now the Avenue has changed names:
From the end of the 19th century until now the Avenue has changed names:
* ''Beyaz Kule Avenue'' in the [[Ottoman Empire]] until the liberation of the city by the Greek Army in 1912.
* ''[[Constantine I of Greece|Vasileos Konstantinou]] Avenue'' until 1939
* ''Nikis Avenue'' from 1939 until today


==Gallery==
* '''Beyaz Kule Avenue''' in the Ottoman Empire until the liberation of the city from the Greek Army.
<gallery>
* '''[[Constantine I of Greece|Vasileos Constantinou]] Avenue''' until 1939
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-175-1267-12, Griechenland, Panzer IV in Hafenstadt.jpg|A German tank during WWII
* '''Nikis Avenue''' from 1939 until today
File:Thessaloniki-1960-seafront.png|The seafront, 1960

File:Salonica-view-aerial2.jpg|Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the [[Port of Thessaloniki|port]], on the right the white tower

File:Θεσσαλονίκη 2014 - panoramio (28).jpg|View from the white tower
On this avenue have paraded:
</gallery>

* the [[Entente]] Soldiers in 1915
* [[Eleftherios Venizelos|Eleftherios Venizelos]] and his ''National Defense Movement''
* ELAS and EPON members after the retreat of the German Army


{{navbox
|name = Landmarks of Thessaloniki
|title = Landmarks of [[Thessaloniki]]
|listclass = hlist
|image = [[File:Flag of Thessaloniki.svg|100px]]
|state = {{{state<includeonly>|collapsed</includeonly>}}}
|groupstyle = white-space:normal; line-height:1.1em;
|group1 = Roman period
|list1 =
* [[Arch of Galerius and Rotunda|Arch of Galerius]]
* [[Navarinou Square]]
* [[Roman Forum (Thessaloniki)|Roman Forum]]

|group2 = [[Paleochristian and Byzantine monuments of Thessaloniki|Paleochristian and Byzantine]]
|list2 =
* [[Agias Sofias Square]]
* [[Byzantine Bath (Thessaloniki)|Byzantine Bath]]
* [[Church of the Acheiropoietos]]
* [[Church of the Holy Apostles (Thessaloniki)|Church of the Holy Apostles]]
* [[Church of Hosios David]]
* [[Church of Panagia Chalkeon]]
* [[Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki|Church of Saint Catherine]]
* [[Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos]]
* [[Church of Saint Panteleimon (Thessaloniki)|Church of Saint Panteleimon]]
* [[Church of Prophet Elijah (Thessaloniki)|Church of Prophet Elijah]]
* [[Hagios Demetrios]]
* [[Hagia Sophia, Thessaloniki|Hagia Sophia]]
* [[Arch of Galerius and Rotunda|Rotunda]]
* [[Walls of Thessaloniki]]

|group3 = Ottoman period
|list3 =
* [[Alaca Imaret Mosque]]
* [[Upper Town (Thessaloniki)|Upper Town]]
* [[Bey Hamam]]
* [[Fountain Square (Thessaloniki)|Fountain Square]]
* [[Karipeion Melathron]]
* [[Konak (Thessaloniki)|Konak]]
* [[New Mosque (Thessaloniki)|New Mosque]]
* [[White Tower of Thessaloniki]]

|group4 = Modern period
|list4 =
* [[Alexandreio Melathron]]
* [[Aristotelous Square]]
* [[Gregory Palamas Metropolis]]
* [[Ladadika]]
* [[Modiano Market]]
* [[National Theatre of Northern Greece]]
* [[OTE Tower]]
* [[Port of Thessaloniki]]
* [[Thessaloniki Concert Hall]]

|group5 = [[List of streets in Thessaloniki|Streets]]
|list5 =
* [[Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki|Egnatia Street]]
* [[Nikis Avenue]]
* [[Tsimiski Street]]
* [[Vasilissis Olgas Street]]


==References==
|group6 = Villas
<references />
|list6 =
* [[Villa Allatini]]
* [[Villa Bianca (Thessaloniki)|Villa Bianca]]
* [[Cultural Center of the National Bank of Greece Cultural Foundation in Thessaloniki|Villa A.Kapanci]]
* [[Folk Art and Ethnological Museum of Macedonia and Thrace|Villa Modiano]]
* [[Municipal Art Gallery (Thessaloniki)|Villa Mordoch]]
* [[Gategno-Florentin mansion]]
* [[Palataki (Thessaloniki)|Palataki]]


{{Landmarks of Thessaloniki}}
|group7 = Museums
{{Streets in Thessaloniki}}
|list7 =
{{coord|40.6305|N|22.9429|E|source:wikidata|display=title}}
* [[Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki]]
* [[Atatürk Museum (Thessaloniki)|Atatürk Museum ]]
* [[Balkan Wars Museum]]
* [[Museum of Byzantine Culture]]
* [[Cinema Museum of Thessaloniki|Cinema Museum]]
* [[Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments]]
* [[Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki]]
* [[Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)|Museum for the Macedonian Struggle]]
* [[Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum|NOESIS]]
* [[Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki|Museum of Photography]]
* [[Railway Museum of Thessaloniki|Railway Museum]]
* [[State Museum of Contemporary Art]]
* [[War Museum of Thessaloniki|War Museum]]
}}<noinclude>
{{collapsible option}}
[[Category:Thessaloniki]]
[[Category:Visitor attraction templates]]


[[Category:Streets in Thessaloniki]]
</noinclude>




{{Greece-road-stub}}
[[Category:Thessaloniki]]

Latest revision as of 00:07, 31 October 2024

Nikis Avenue
Nikis Avenue
Native nameΛεωφόρος Νίκης (Greek)
Former name(s)Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue
NamesakeVictory in the Balkan Wars
OwnerMunicipality of Thessaloniki
Length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
LocationThessaloniki, Macedonia,  Greece
FromEleftherias Square
Major
junctions		(Streets) Dragoumi, Venizelou, Komninon, Aristotelous, Karolou Diehl, Agias Sofias, Gounari, Mela
ToWhite Tower

Nikis Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Νίκης,Leofóros Níkis, trans. "Victory Avenue") is the central waterfront avenue in Thessaloniki, Greece. The three line eastward avenue stretches from Eleftherias Square in the west, in front of Aristotelous Square to the White Tower in the east, where it meets with Alexander the Great Avenue. Leoforos Nikis is the busiest, most famous, most photographed and most painted street in Thessaloniki and has the highest residential property value in the city, and among the highest residential and commercial property values in Southeastern Europe.Nikis Avenue is also very important commercially, as it is lined with numerous cafés, restaurants and businesses and is frequented by thousands of tourists and locals every day. The consulates of Switzerland, Spain, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and the Philippines are located along the avenue.[1]

History

[edit]

From the end of the 19th century until now the Avenue has changed names:

[edit]
  • A German tank during WWII
    A German tank during WWII
  • The seafront, 1960
    The seafront, 1960
  • Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the port, on the right the white tower
    Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the port, on the right the white tower
  • View from the white tower
    View from the white tower

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Consulates in Thessaloniki, Greece".

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