Agias Sofias Square

The square dates back to the Byzantine period of the city and took its name from the church of Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom) located within it. At the time it was also called Skalia. During a fire in 1890, it was heavily damaged but was restored under the supervision of Charles Diehl, a notable Byzantinist. Although not a square today, plans have been released which include the complete redevelopment of the area with a new square and pedestrianized zone to extent from the Church of the Acheiropoietos to the sea. ==Gallery==

File:Thessaloniki, Greece - 1920s.jpg|Celebrations in the square in the 20s File:Agia Sofia front July 2006.jpg|Hagia Sophia church File:20160516 249 thessaloniki.jpg|Longos mansion (arch. Leonardo Gennari) File:Дом на пл. Св. Софии - panoramio.jpg|Israel building (arch. Joseph Pleyber) File:20160516 219 thessaloniki.jpg|Nedelkos building (arch. Xenophon Paionidis), Mackenzie King Street File:Thessalonikki, Greece 5 Old Church 4.jpg|Church of the Acheiropoietos File:Street in Solun, Greece.JPG|Agias Sofias Street File:Граждане читают и обсуждают газету. - panoramio.jpg|Sculpture in the square ==Sources==