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Omonia Square will be delivered to the residents and visitors of Athens tonight, in its entirety.
The new Omonia square
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Omonia Square was radically rebuilt with private sponsorships, recovering its iconic fountain, which is now forty meters in diameter.
The work had been completed a long time ago, but due to quarantine it was not released to citizens.
Works in Omonia square
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Already in the morning, the protectors have been removed from most of the plaza and the municipal teams are cleaning it. At night, according to the information, the fountain will be open.
The new Omonia square
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Omonia Square with the fountain.
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Although it is reminiscent of its old form, with the fountain in the center, the square is not circular, since the pedestrian crossing connecting the University and Saint Constantine remains. The renovation, which cost 500,000 euros, is a donation from the Athanasios K. Laskaridis Foundation to the Athens City Council.
The Omonia Square Fountain was illuminated in its first test run, Thursday, February 21, 2020.
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It is observed that all the existing cladding (area of 4,500 square meters) has been replaced by slabs of cold material, which will help reduce the temperature during the summer months, decisively contributing to the environmental improvement of the plaza.
Aerial photos over the new Omonia square, in a drone video:
Chronology
According to the urban plan of Athens by Cleanthes and Edward Saubert, in 1834, the site was originally intended for the construction of the Palaces. But the plan never went ahead. The same was done with the next design of the Bavarian Leo von Klendze, in 1844. His proposal envisaged the creation of a small circular square, called Othonos Square.
The site was finally transformed into a plaza in 1846 and was originally renamed Plaza del Palacio and later Plaza Othonos.
the 1862 It was renamed Omonia Square, when the leaders of rival political parties gathered here and swore an “unanimity” oath.
the 1895 The Athens – Piraeus train station was created. The first “Omonia” station opened on May 17 (the same day as Monastiraki station) and was an open pit, open-air basement station at the intersection of Lykourgou and Athinas streets.
the 1930 The square became circular, pavilions for florists were built and acquired a commercial character.
THE basement design space became the 1954 with the construction of an underground plaza with banks, shops and the first escalators, while in 1960 the emblematic fountain was introduced.
the 1988 The “Runner” glass was installed, a work by the sculptor Costas Varotsos, about which we write in more detail below.
The last transformation of the square took place in the period prior to the Olympic Games. 2004.
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