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 near 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: Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa and Mosque of Achmet Bei.

Sts. Constantine and Helen, Giannitsa

Church

Photo: Datigotura, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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″ north

Longitude

22.41461° or 22° 24′ 53″ east

Open location code

8GG4QCW7+MR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2432875517

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=statue

Wikidata 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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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Δημαρχείο Γιαννιτσών and Πνευματικό Κέντρο Γιαννιτσών.

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