TERPSITHEA SQUARES
It is one of the most popular and important
squares of Piraeus, located in a key point. It
actually consists of four squares, two on the
main Heroon Politechniou street and two
under the road, to the port. The project’s
plan dates back to 1835 and was designed
by architects Kleanthis and Schaubert. In
the part, it connected two different ports,
the commercial port with Pasalimani, the
tourist port of Piraeus, as a result, the people
of the port, Troumba, with the middle
class. The upper squares are characterised
by vegetation, palm trees, flowers and the
statues of Iro Kosntantopoulou, a heroine
of the National War of Defense (a work
of sculptor Nikolas), and the statue of
Panagiotis Vlachakos. On the back stands
majestically Christopoulou neoclassic
building. The two squares are divided by
Defteras Merarchias street. On the lower
Terpsithea squares, you can find a neat
playground and on the opposite side there is
a lot of green and a small pond with ducks.
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