Plateia

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Plateia or Platia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding. In traditional societies like villages and provincial communities, plateies are the central places for feasts, celebrations, events and meetings.

Ancient Greek Cities

The original ancient Greek word (plural plateiai) meant one of the (usually 3) main streets in an ancient Greek city such as Naples.[1] The stenopoi, narrower, mainly north-south, streets were placed between the plateia in the orthogonal town plan to form rectangular blocks for buildings.

Notable squares (plateies) in Greece

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Kotzia Square, Athens
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Omonia Square, Athens
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Syntagma Square, Athens
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Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki
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Navarinou Square, Thessaloniki
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Georgiou I Square, Patras
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Lions Square, Heraklion
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Spianada Square, Corfu

In Cyprus

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Faneromeni Square, Nicosia

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