Statue of Alexander the Great
Statue of Alexander the Great is a work of art in Pella, Central Macedonia. Statue of Alexander the Great is situated nearby to the work of art Bust of kapetan Nikiforos, as well as near the square Πλατεία Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου.Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: 2002 sculpture by Konstantinos Paleologos
- Also known as: “Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great (Pella)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Ancient Pella and Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods and Aphrodite.
Archaeological Museum of Ancient Pella
Museum
Photo: Joyofmuseums, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Archaeological Museum of Pella is a museum in Pella in the Pella regional unit of Central Macedonia. The building was designed by architect Kostas Skroumpellos and is on the site of the ancient city of Pella. Archaeological Museum of Ancient Pella is situated 720 metres west of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods and Aphrodite
Temple
The Sanctuary of the Mother of Gods and Aphrodite was a sanctuary in ancient Pella dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite and the Mother of the Gods. It was a Panhellenic sanctuary and a place of pilgrimage from all over Greece. Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods and Aphrodite is situated 740 metres west of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Pella
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pella is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km southwest of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pella and Koufalia.
Pella
Town
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Pella is a town in the Pella municipality in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. Pella is built on a hill at a distance of one kilometre from the road Thessaloniki - Edessa and the archeological site of ancient Pella, and 7 km from Giannitsa.
Koufalia
Town
Photo: Подпоручик, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koufalia is a town and a municipal unit of the Chalkidona municipality in Thessaloniki regional unit, Macedonia, Greece. Koufalia is the seat of the municipality of Chalkidona. Before the 2011 local government reform it was a municipality. Koufalia is situated 4½ km northeast of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Mikro Monastiri
Village
Mikro Monastiri is a village and a community of the Chalkidona municipality in Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece. Before the 2011 local government reform it was part of the municipality of Chalkidona, of which it was a municipal district. Mikro Monastiri is situated 6 km south of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Statue of Alexander the Great
- Categories: commemorative sculpture, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Pella, Pella, Central Macedonia, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.76006° or 40° 45′ 36″ northLongitude
22.52732° or 22° 31′ 38″ eastOpen location code
8GG4QG6G+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 12051024123OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q115105843
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In Other Languages
“Statue of Alexander the Great” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ανδριάντας του Μέγα Αλέξανδρου”
- Greek: “Έφιππος ανδριάντας του Μέγα Αλέξανδρου (Πέλλα)”
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Notable Places Nearby
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