OLD NICOSIA -Pictures of ELEFTHERIA SQ

The pictures below are of the Square as it is today,you can compare these with the old black and white pictures,these where taken between 1920-1960.The Square was orginally laid out in 1880 as the main City route to Limassol.The locality was called Hadjisavvas after the man who owned the land.In the 1940s the Square was renamed Metaxas Sq after the Greek War Time Primeminister,the name stood untill 1975.Today the Square is the official City Centre.

South View

North View

North View

East View and the Town Hall Buildings

South View,both buildings have been demolished to make way for the Mitsis and Hadjisavvas Buildings

North View the Old YMCA building

North View the Two Buildings on the left have survived

Another view of the North side

This view shows the start of Ledra Street,the site of the old YMCA building forms a small Square.

The East View

Here is a map so you can see the street layout