Exarcheia Square
Building in Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
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Exarcheia Square is located in the Exarcheia neighborhood of Athens and it is considered the center of the neighborhood. The square is a gathering place for people of all ages, but especially young people, and many activities organized by anti-authoritarian or anti-establishment groups take place there.[1]
| Exarcheia Square | |
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Πλατεία Εξαρχείων | |
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 Interactive map of the Exarcheia Square area | |
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| Location | Exarcheia, Athens |
| Coordinates | 37°59′11.6″N 23°44′5.5″E |
The center of the square was decorated until September 2022 by a sculpture called "Τρεις Έρωτες" ("Three Loves"), dated back to 1909.[2] The sculpture was removed due to the works for the construction of a metro station for the Line 4 of the Athens metro.[3] The construction of the aforementioned station has sparked controversies and a series of protests against it, on grounds of destroying part of the area's few green spaces and contributing to the gentrification of a historically politically active neighborhood.[4][5]