View of the square Navarinou Square (Greek : Πλατεία Ναυαρίνου ) is a square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece .[ 1] Battle of Navarino , a crucial battle of the Greek War of Independence .
History The square dates back to the Roman period of the city, with the ruins of the palace of Galerius located within it. The square is beside the "Hippodromus Square", the ancient site of Hippodrome where the Massacre of Thessalonica took place during the reign of Theodosius I .
Today Navarinou is a popular meeting place, mainly amongst the student population of the city.[ 1]
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Main arterial roads 26 Oktovriou Avenue 30 Oktovriou Avenue 3 Septemvriou Avenue Thessaloniki Inner Ring Road New Western Entrance Agiou Dimitriou Street Vasilissis Olgas Avenue Georgiou Papandreou Avenue Grigoriou Lambraki Street Egnatia Street Kallitheas Avenue Konstantinou Karamanli Avenue Mikis Theodorakis Avenue Megas Alexandros Avenue Monastiriou Street Nikis Avenue Old Railway Station Street Alexandrou Papanastasiou Street Papafi Street Polytechneiou Street Stratou Avenue Tsimiski Street Other main roads Agion Panton Street Agias Sofias Street Anagenniseos Street Venizelou Street Delfon Street Dodekanisou Street Ermou Street Karatassou Street Katsimidi Street Kavtantzoglou Street Grigoriou Koloniari Street Kountouriotou Street Ionos Dragoumi Street Mitropoleos Street Pavlou Mela Street Botsari Street 25 Martiou Street Alexandrou Svolou Street Palaion Patron Germanou Street Karaoli & Dimitriou Street Giannitson Street Valaoritou Street Proxenou Koromila Street Leonidou Iasonidou Street Kassandrou Street Elenis Zografou Street Pedestrian streets Aristotelous Street Dimitriou Gounari Street Agias Sofias Street Iktinou Street Zefxidos Street Squares Aristotelous Square Agias Sofias Square Ainou Square Ancient Agora Square Galopoulou Square Dimokratias Square Twelve Apostles Square Eleftherias Square Emboriou Square Antigonidon Square Karaïskaki Square Militou Square Minas Patrikios Square Asia Minor and Thracian Hellenism Square YMCA Square Stock Exchange Square
40°37′51″N 22°56′55″E / 40.6307°N 22.9487°E / 40.6307; 22.9487
Remains of the Palace of Galerius
Remains of the palace
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Close view
A fountain in the square
The square with view to the Rotonda
