Place Names
Squares
Omonias
1930-1932
Omonias {Ομονοίας} square, during 1930-1932. The cool garden which used to be in the centre of the square has been sacrificed in order to create the new station of E.I.S (Hellenic Electric Railways) {Ε.Η.Σ. (Ελληνικοί Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι)}, which was later renamed to I.S.A.P. (Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways) {Η.Σ.Α.Π. (Ηλεκτρικοί Σιδηρόδρομοι Αθηνών-Πειραιώς)}. The works began in January 1928 and on July 21st, 1930, the underground station was inaugurated [1834] by Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos {Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος} [People].
Image source: Archive of the Historical and Ethnological Museum.
02-26-2004