Aiolou Street (also Eolou Street; el, Οδός Αιóλου) is a street in downtown

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, the

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capital. It is named after Aeolus, the god of winds in

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. The street is one-way and originally ran entirely southbound but since the closure of

Athinas Street Athinas Street ( el, Οδός Αθηνάς) is a street in downtown Athens in Greece. It is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom. The street runs from Ermou Street north to Omonoia Square through the Psiri neighborhood. Its total length ...

in the late-1990s as part of the renovation plan, the part north of Lykourgou Street is one-way northbound. The street begins in Pelopidas Street further south of Ermou Street and ends in Panepistimiou Street (Eleftheriou Venizelou Avenue) and north of this street is 28 Oktovriou or Patission Street.

History

The street was first laid in the 19th century and was the first street in Athens to be paved. Neoclassical buildings were built then as well and are still present today in the southern and the central part of the street. After

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and the

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, modern eight to ten storey buildings were built in the northern part and traffic lights were installed on Adrianou, Ermou, Evrypidou, Sofokleous, Stadiou and Panepistimiou/28 Oktovriou (Patission) intersections. The blocks around the intersection with Stadiou Street are traditionally called the ''Hafteia'', so named after a popular 19th-century ''kafeneíon'' owned by a certain Mr. Haftis; the ''Hafteia'' were the very heart of downtown Athens market for the 19th and the better part of the 20th century.

Intersections

*Pelopidou Street * Adrianou Street - east *Pandrosou Street * Mitropoleos Street * Ermou Street *Hagias Eirinis and Athenaidos Streets *Voreou Street - west *Kolokotroni Street - walkway *Miltiadou Street - east *Vyssis Street - west *Sosipyliotissis Street * Evripidou Street *

Sofokleous Street Sofokleous Street (, ''Odos Sofokleous'') is a street in the downtown part of Athens, the Greek capital. It is named after the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles. The street runs from Pireos Street and ends short from Stadiou Street at Pesmazoglo ...

*Eupolidos and I. Stavrou Streets * Lykourgou Street - west * Stadiou Street * Panepistimiou Street and Patission Street

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Photos of Aiolou street
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History

Intersections

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