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Nikis Avenue

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From
  
Eleftherias Square

Length
  
1,300 m

To
  
White Tower

Nikis Avenue

Former name(s)
  
Vasileos Konstantinou Ave

Namesake
  
Victory in the Balkan Wars

Location
  
Thessaloniki, Macedonia,  Greece

Major junctions
  
(Streets) Dragoumi, Venizelou, Komninon, Aristotelous, Karolou Diehl, Agias Sofias, Gounari, Mela

Owner
  
Municipality of Thessaloniki

Nikis Avenue or Nikes Avenue (Greek: Λεωφόρος Νίκης, transl. Leofóros Níkis, "Victory Avenue") is the central waterfront avenue in Thessaloniki, Greece. It stretches from Eleftherias Square in the west to the White Tower in the east, where it meets with Alexander the Great Avenue. It is a three line eastward avenue.

Contents

Map of Leof. Nikis, Thessaloniki, Greece

History

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.
  • Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue until 1939
  • Nikis Avenue from 1939 until today

    • References

    Nikis Avenue Wikipedia
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