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Ludovic Square 1900s

Ludovic Square [Πλατεια Λουδοβικου] (now Kotzia Square), circa 1905. The building facing us is the Palais des Postes; on the right is the Municipal Theatre (demolished for no good reason in the 1930s) and on the left is the National Bank of Greece (at that time, the central bank).

The square was completely rebuilt under the mayorship of Konstantinos Kotzias (an Olymypic fencer), elected Mayor in 1934, subsequently a minister in the Metaxas dictatorship, and re-elected mayor in 1951. The square was named after him.

Note: the colouring of the buildings is very different from that in the picture of the Palais des Postes, a postcard from the same period. Here, all are red; in the other photo, they are yellow ochre. Another card from that period, shows the buildings as red; see www.flickr.com/photos/nikosv/3351392608/

[20 Dec 2013: replaced with higher resolution image]

Image file source: scanned from private collection of MBE

Taken in: Greece / Attica / Athens / Athens (show map)

Taken on: September 15, 2012

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Ludovic Square

National Bank of Greece

athens

greece

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Kotzias Square

Municipal Theatre

πλατεια λουδοβικου

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