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 town hall Δημαρχείο Γιαννιτσών, as well as near the public building Πνευματικό Κέντρο Γιαννιτσών.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: 2009, public sculpture in Greece by Ioannis Alkaios
- Also known as: “Equestrian statue of Alexander the Great, Giannitsa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa and Mosque of Achmet Bei.
Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa
Church
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The Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa is a Greek Orthodox church in the town of Giannitsa, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece, dedicated to Saint Constantine the Great and his mother Helen, and belonging to the archdiocese of Edessa, Pella and Almopia. Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa is situated 290 metres northeast of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Mosque of Achmet Bei
Mosque
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The Ahmed Bey Mosque, also known as the Sheikh Ilahi Mosque, is a former mosque in the town of Giannitsa, in Central Macedonia, northern Greece. It was built in the 15th century, during the Ottoman era, by Ahmed Bey, the grandson of Gazi Evrenos, the conqueror of Thrace and Macedonia and founder of the town. Mosque of Achmet Bei is situated 550 metres southwest of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Assumption of Mary Church, Giannitsa
Church
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Assumption of Mary Church, Giannitsa is situated 460 metres north of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pentaplatano and Axos.
Pentaplatano
Village
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Pentaplatano is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Axos
Village
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Axos is a village in the municipal unit Kyrros, Pella regional unit, Central Macedonia, Greece, 4 km from the city of Giannitsa and 52 km from Thessaloniki. Axos is situated 4½ km west of Statue of Alexander the Great.
Damiano
Village
Damiano is a small village outside the town of Giannitsa, in Greece's Pella regional unit. The village, of only about 4 hundred people, is famous for the agricultural regions around it, and its church of Ayios Dimitrios. Damiano is situated 4½ km northeast 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
40.79669° or 40° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
22.41461° or 22° 24′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8GG4QCW7+MROpenStreetMap ID
node 2432875517OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q115105842
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In Other Languages
“Statue of Alexander the Great” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Άγαλμα Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου”
- Greek: “Έφιππος Ανδριάντας του Αλέξανδρου, Γιαννιτσά”
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