West Greece
Achaea
Patras

Georgiou I Square

Georgiou I Square is the central square of , . The square is named after King George I of Greece. It is crossed by Maizonos, Korinthou and Gerokostopoulou streets. The neoclassical is situated on the northeast side of the square.
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  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Patras, Greece
  • Also known as: “Πλατεία Βασιλέως Γεωργίου Α΄”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Apollon Theater and Municipal Library of Patras.

Theater building
Photo: Conudrum, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Apollon Theatre is a theatre in . Designed by the famous architect Ernst Ziller, it was completed in 1872. The Apollon is located east of Georgiou I Square, one of Patras' popular squares.

Library
Photo: Θεοδωρος, Public domain.
is situated 230 metres southwest of Georgiou I Square.

Archaeological site
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 310 metres southeast of Georgiou I Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Markato (Old Market area) and Tritaki.

Locality
Markato is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of , Greece. The origin of the name comes from the Italian word mercato which means market in which the Venetians arrived in 1699 and built a public market.

Neighborhood
Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the old town of . It consists of a part of the district of Vlatero. The neighborhood is known for its old houses, small pedestrian roads and stairs that lead to the Today view Today, in the district there have been renovations mostly in stairs, which is the most known place of the district.

Neighborhood
is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of 1 km southwest of the downtown core. The subdivision is bounded with Dimitriou Gounari Street to the north, the Karaiskaki Street to the east and Trion Navarchon Street to the south.

Georgiou I Square

Latitude
38.24624° or 38° 14′ 47″ north
Longitude
21.7351° or 21° 44′ 6″ east
Open location code
8GC36PWP+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32274271
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q3566079
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Greek—“Georgiou I Square” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “乔治一世广场”
  • Chinese: “喬治一世廣場”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان جورجيو الاول”
  • German: “Platia Georgiou”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Γεωργίου Α΄”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Holy Metropolitan Church of Evangelistria and Μητροπολιτικό Κολλέγιο - Campus Πάτρας.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Georgiou I Square”. Photo: Project2501a, CC BY-SA 3.0.