Nikis Avenue
 Nikis Avenue | |
| Native name | Λεωφόρος Νίκης (Greek) |
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| Former name(s) | Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue |
| Namesake | Victory in the Balkan Wars |
| Owner | Municipality of Thessaloniki |
| Length | 1.3 km (0.81 mi) |
| Location | Thessaloniki, Macedonia,  Greece |
| From | Eleftherias Square |
| Major junctions | (Streets) Dragoumi, Venizelou, Komninon, Aristotelous, Karolou Diehl, Agias Sofias, Gounari, Mela |
| To | White 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
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
Gallery
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A German tank during WWII -
The seafront, 1960 -
Aerial view of Nikis Avenue. On the left the port, on the right the white tower -
View from the white tower
References
- ^ "Consulates in Thessaloniki, Greece".
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Landmarks of Thessaloniki
- Agios Athanasios tombs
- Arch of Galerius and Rotunda
- Las Incantadas
- Navarinou Square
- Roman Forum
- Palace of Galerius
- Catacombs of Thessaloniki
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- Alaca Imaret Mosque
- Bey Hamam
- Church of Saint Gregory Palamas
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral
- Government House
- Lazarist Monastery
- White Tower of Thessaloniki
- Yahudi Hamam
- Yeni Mosque
- Egnatia Street
- Nikis Avenue
- Tsimiski Street
- Vasilissis Olgas Avenue
- Villa Allatini
- Villa Bianca
- Villa Mehmet Kapanci
- Villa A. Kapanci
- Villa Modiano
- Villa Mordoch
- Villa Petridi
- Gategno-Florentin Mansion
- Longos Mansion
- Moskof Mansion
- Stein Mansion
- Palataki
- State Conservatory of Thessaloniki
- Centre for Byzantine Research
- Seih Sou
- Nea Paralia
- Pedion tou Areos
- Pasha's Gardens [el]
- Marina Aretsou
- Labbatoir
- Ano Poli
- Stoa Malakopi
- Mikra British Cemetery
- Church of Taxiarches
- Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
- Atatürk Museum
- Museum of Byzantine Culture
- Cinema Museum
- French Museum of Zeitenlik
- Museum for the Macedonian Struggle
- NOESIS
- Macedonian Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of Photography
- State Museum of Modern Art
- Teloglion Foundation of Art
- War Museum
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