Djurob i would be glad to help you but generally speaking it is too difficult to find reliable updated data about other fields except the population.(which because of the census is something easy to control its accuracy).
Not that they dont exist but it is not easy to find them in the internet.
Regarding the per capita income i will check the statistical service site but from what i know for sure , the whole region of Thessaloniki and the neighbouring perfectures are in the ~80% of EU25 GDP per capita (that means thessaloniki is out of the objective 1 for convergence , so it will get less money from EU the next years).

The latest Thesssaloniki photos:

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3615/thebikegf5mi.jpg

http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/9485/megaronmousikis7dw.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/3006/sunsetcouple23if.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/617/dockl2lw.jpg

http://img319.imageshack.us/img319/8315/paralia23yx.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/2700/skg100yy.jpg

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/6541/paralia3fo.jpg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6758/urbanandapalmtree5yk.jpg

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/1559/macedoniathrace7hm.jpg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/2395/051210shopingsmall1qf.jpg

a suburb...
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4227/carpets8bh.jpg

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/9662/55285859varURL]koulaxionia6vq.jpg

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/4898/goldensea9lt.jpg

http://img304.imageshack.us/img304/7850/erolboranthessaloniki2003a8jc.jpg

http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/9922/roussisparaliathessalonikis102.jpg

Πολύ ωραίες φωτογραφίες skylinearth, όπως πάντα :okay: !

wonderful city... I like such cities... How is the social life in Salonica?

Nice pics!

Very beautiful European city and elegant waterfront
I'd love to go to Thessaloniki one day

wonderful city... I like such cities... How is the social life in Salonica?


I dont like Thessaloniki so much but it has to be said that it is a very vibrant place with really exciting social life.

Very nice photos.



I love Thessaloniki, but I don't like PAOK fans. Anyone catch that game today? PAOK will be punished severely for their fans actions.

I think the seafront area needs a facelift.

Very nice photos.



I love Thessaloniki, but I don't like PAOK fans. Anyone catch that game today? PAOK will be punished severely for their fans actions.


I agree, but, I am sure it hurts those that are Olympiakos fans more! ;)

Very nice photos.



I love Thessaloniki, but I don't like PAOK fans. Anyone catch that game today? PAOK will be punished severely for their fans actions.

I didnt see it. I think it was playing on ANT1 Pacific (Australia) Last night but I was too tired to watch.
What happened?

Btw, If you ever see the GATE 7 NEMEA or just NEMEA sign at Karaiskaki, note that it is my cousins! :D

Very nice photos.



I love Thessaloniki, but I don't like PAOK fans. Anyone catch that game today? PAOK will be punished severely for their fans actions.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=7519160#post7519160

Το συγκεκριμένο thread έχει ψιλοθαφτεί, με την ευκαιρία της λειτουργείας του subforum για τη Θεσσαλονίκη είναι ευκαιρία να το επαναφέρουμε, έχει άλλωστε πάρα πολλές φωτογραφίες.

... Διαγραφή off-topic

- K -

A funny image...

http://www.thess.gr/newsimages/arist/absolut.jpg

Ας είχαμε και highrises τουλάχιστονhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Με προλάβατε πάλιόπαιδα, οπότε δεν προσθέτω τίποτα. Για να δούμε καμμιά φωτογραφία τώρα, οσότου ανέβω εγώ στη συμπρωτεύουσα και φάει η μύγα σίδερο και το κουνούπι ατσάλι. :bash:

Όλα τα off-topic μηνύματα σβήστηκαν.Παρακαλώ πίσω στο θέμα μας.

Nice!

look at this pic i found on the net...

http://image10.webshots.com/11/6/50/65/148465065hglmdi_ph.jpg

VERY COOL!! :runaway:

I can't see the pic :(

http://image10.webshots.com/11/6/50/65/148465065hglmdi_ph.jpg

Simply click above. Webshots does not allow hotlinking.

Still nothing, it says:


Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /11/6/50/65/148465065hglmdi_ph.jpg on this server.

Thesaloniki looks kinda cool, but it needs a new waterfront¡¡¡

Funny that mostly foreigners see that. I have never seen a serious propose for buildings renovation on the waterfront. Expection may be a beautiful, partly glass-covered building, i think it's a hotel which is now being build, which should be an example for the next generation of the buildings there ;)

A nice photo that I found. It's from a festival called ''Nokia totaly board'' that Thessaloniki hosted in May 2004.
http://i6.tinypic.com/11s1caa.jpg

Still nothing, it says:

Here:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/gm2263/Other%20Cities%20and%20Regions/148465065hglmdi_ph.jpg

IS THIS THESSALONIKI?

http://www.airgreece.gr/contents/media/thessalonikiktel.jpg

According to our friend skylineearth as ut appears in stadia.gr it is... It doesn't look like it though, the difference has me jawdropping. Empty spaces, big buildings, a Northern European touch, or better, reminds a suburb of Istanbul on the highway to the International Airport. as I remember it.

This has to be Menemeni, as I have read. I... think I like it though, although I am impressed by the size of the buildings, the "mentality of the buildings layout arrangement... Impressive and unusual for Greece, very different...

I mean, look at this... !!!

Yep, it's Thessaloniki. I felt the same surprise when I saw this photo because it's not something usual for Thessaloniki. There are still some blocks under construction. Also this photo is a bit old ( 1-2 years ), these empty spaces are not empty today.

Looks like Tirana in that pic but more wealthy with better infrastructure.

You see empty spaces, mostly because of the role of the area, which was traditionally industrial. (you may notice some buildings left ;) ), but construction companies seem to realise the benefits of the area (close to: city center, port and national road, good infrastructure etc.) and try to transform it to a place friendly to the average citizen. (city gate mall, limani center,hotels, transportation hubs and others).

Here:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c94/gm2263/Other%20Cities%20and%20Regions/148465065hglmdi_ph.jpg


Thanks :okay:

My latest addition to this thread, some fresh pictures of Thessaloniki, enjoy them:

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/439285424oKSYKO_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/priamos.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/CRW_4341_RJ_700x525.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/DSC00140Medium.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/DSC00242Medium.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/800px-Thessaloniki_sea_front.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/foto223.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/foto224.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/404387601rnpexvph6ey.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/425669278HDqbPm_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/80505_A501_Dialogi_st.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/425669657PpAXvP_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/467176744wOZCvE_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/427034237ucHDVu_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/439283400zionSgF_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/439286738fGDUnC_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/464246612kKaqJI_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/2898440390076134487tlIFxu_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/2093833850086983209sjHSPm_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/401877116npSAaG_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/2859743740040495960QplPHZ_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/404386955abBOjJ_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/427033235qnzbvF_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/404389198WIZEPs_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/2273629440085940609sAoyiU_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/01.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/443002043RBdPno_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/464246612kKaqJI_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/427033909KynDBT_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/2553103150043473577XIqGrg_ph.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/862Dscn4186.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/omorfi-saloniki-1.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/411416758lFZteL_ph.jpg

Ωραίες φωτογραφίες :okay: !

Καλά όλη την πόλη γύρισες, και γω που νόμιζα έφυγες διακοπές και σε χάσαμε :D


1) Στην πρώτη φωτο: το mood μου είχαν πει ότι έκλεισε :?

2) Στην 7ή : Ακόμα να φυτέψουν τίποτα στα ΚΤΕΛ??? :bash:

3) 12η : Αυτό που είναι? Μοναστηρίου ή Δωδεκανίσου θυμίζει.

4) http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/427033235qnzbvF_ph.jpg

Εσύ είσαι αυτός? :dunno:

Τρομερά συμβολική φωτογραφία. Ενας σκεφτικός νέος με καπελάκι ΝΥ (έχω κι' εγώ ένα τέτοιο ) σε μια μεγάλη διασταύρωση... Thessaloniki at the crossroads που λένε.

Α, ρε περίεργη χώρα... Πάντως οι φωτογραφίες είναι ενδεικτικές του δυναμικού αυτής της πόλης. Πολύ καλές...

Αν είμουνα Σαλωνικιός θα έλεγα πάντως την εξής ατάκα:

Ωραία πόλη αλλά ατύχησε να είναι σε ένα Αθηνοκεντρικό κράτος Αλλού θα ήταν βασίλισσα... Πάντως ευτυχώς κάτι θα γίνει, οι κάτω των 25 φαινεται πως θα ζήσουν σε μια άλλη πολη... πολύ καλύτερη...

Κάτω από την Εγνατία (ο δρόμος που φαίνεται και στην φωτό ) θα περνάει και το Μετρό :cheers:

;)

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/427033235qnzbvF_ph.jpg
Εσύ είσαι αυτός? :dunno:

Είπαμε είμαι λίγο μικρός αλλά αυτός δεν είναι μικρός, παιδάκι είναι. Στο κάτω κάτω αμφιβάλλω αν είναι Έλληνας...


Τρομερά συμβολική φωτογραφία. Ενας σκεφτικός νέος με καπελάκι ΝΥ (έχω κι' εγώ ένα τέτοιο ) σε μια μεγάλη διασταύρωση... Thessaloniki at the crossroads που λένε.

Α, ρε περίεργη χώρα... Πάντως οι φωτογραφίες είναι ενδεικτικές του δυναμικού αυτής της πόλης. Πολύ καλές...

Αν είμουνα Σαλωνικιός θα έλεγα πάντως την εξής ατάκα:

Ωραία πόλη αλλά ατύχησε να είναι σε ένα Αθηνοκεντρικό κράτος Αλλού θα ήταν βασίλισσα... Πάντως ευτυχώς κάτι θα γίνει, οι κάτω των 25 φαινεται πως θα ζήσουν σε μια άλλη πολη... πολύ καλύτερη...

Ωραία ατάκα, σίγουρα μέχρι το 2030 θα έχουν γίνει πολλά πράγματα,τώρα για ουρανοξύστες... Και δεν είναι ανάγκη να έχει και τεράστιο πληθυσμό, απλά υποδομές και καλύτερη ποιότητα ζωής. Ήδη κάτι γίνεται με τις οικογένειες που φεύγουν στα προάστια, αποσυμφορείται η τραγικώς πυκνοκατοικημένη πόλη.

Είπαμε είμαι λίγο μικρός αλλά αυτός δεν είναι μικρός, παιδάκι είναι. Στο κάτω κάτω αμφιβάλλω αν είναι Έλληνας...



Καλά, δεν σε βρίσαμε κιόλας :wink2:



Τραγική ειρωνεία πάντως είναι πως όταν πας να το πεις αυτό σε βγάζουν τοπικιστή και κομπλεξικό. Εδω που τα λέμε, αν ήταν να γίνει δημοψήφισμα για να γίνει η Θεσσαλονίκη αυτόνομη(βλ. San Marino, Καταλανοί & Βάσκοι κλπ ) ΧΑΛΛΑΡΑ θα ψήφιζα υπερ :cucumber: :tyty: :)

Header για την Θεσσαλονίκη!Θα έλεγα ότι είναι πολύ καλό καθως και ότι η φωτογραφία είναι φοβερή!Πως μπορούμε να την βρούμε σε πιο μεγάλο μέγεθος....;
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/headers/6.jpg

Ορίστε:
http://i6.tinypic.com/1z3572e.jpg

Ναι επιτέλους banner Thessaloniki στο SSC :cheers:

Thessaloniki is breath-taking, beautiful, classy, stylish, warm, one of those cities you'd fall in love with

Thessaloniki vs Athens: Thessaloniki looks much better than Athens as the latter fails to embrace the sea while Thessaloniki has a great waterfront. Athens is chaotic and full of tasteless buildings that look alike and overall the city suffers a lack of urban architecture. It's a concrete pile with narrow streets. (no offense to anyone)

Thessaloniki vs Constantinopolis: Can't compare. Constantinopolis is shit, in spite of all its historical sites, it's mainly composed of horribly ugly suburbs with millions of poor, totally uneducated easterners. I can't see it recover before several decades, it's such a loser.

Thessaloniki vs Smyrna: Overall very similar indeed though Smyrna is a bigger city. Yet Thessaloniki looks better as old buildings are restorated properly, streets and parks are cleaner and people wealthier. Hoping if Turkish economy (ever) gets any better, Smyrna will look as good as Thessaloniki one day.

....

My mom's grandma was from Drama and my grandma, although never seen it, would tell us of Thessaloniki as she heard from her own mom. What's more it's similar to Smyrna, which I really like. These are the two reasons why I come to appreciate Thessaloniki so much.

Thessaloniki is breath-taking, beautiful, classy, stylish, warm, one of those cities you'd fall in love with

Thessaloniki vs Athens: Thessaloniki looks much better than Athens as the latter fails to embrace the sea while Thessaloniki has a great waterfront. Athens is chaotic and full of tasteless buildings that look alike and overall the city suffers a lack of urban architecture. It's a concrete pile with narrow streets. (no offense to anyone)

Thessaloniki vs Constantinopolis: Can't compare. Constantinopolis is shit, in spite of all its historical sites, it's mainly composed of horribly ugly suburbs with millions of poor, totally uneducated easterners. I can't see it recover before several decades, it's such a loser.

Thessaloniki vs Smyrna: Overall very similar indeed though Smyrna is a bigger city. Yet Thessaloniki looks better as old buildings are restorated properly, streets and parks are cleaner and people wealthier. Hoping if Turkish economy (ever) gets any better, Smyrna will look as good as Thessaloniki one day.

....

My mom's grandma was from Drama and my grandma, although never seen it, would tell us of Thessaloniki as she heard from her own mom. What's more it's similar to Smyrna, which I really like. These are the two reasons why I come to appreciate Thessaloniki so much. High praise for Thessaloniki. I really like the ladadika and mylos area. btw do you have any old pics of Smyrna?

Thessaloniki is extremely beautiful, but I think its largets problem is the government. Its seems to me to be abit of a neglected city with so much potential.

Its in one of the best locations in Europe being the gateway to the balkans and what not, also its waterfront is lovely.

Now with the new Metro and the new Airport lets hope that it definetly gets it way on the world stage.

Thessaloniki vs Constantinopolis: Can't compare. Constantinopolis is shit, in spite of all its historical sites, it's mainly composed of horribly ugly suburbs with millions of poor, totally uneducated easterners. I can't see it recover before several decades, it's such a loser.Frankly, the terms "loser" and "shit" sound a little harsh to me. Anyway, I have been to Istanbul, it certainly has breathtaking historical sites and the beautiful Bosphorus. I will visit this city again. But I do agree with you, there is indeed immense poverty (I was really shocked) and many "ugly" buildings.

On the other hand, this is very normal for such a huge city in a developing nation. I'm sure it will look a lot better in a few decades.

We don't care what you people think about Izmir and Istanbul in this thread, ok?

Guess who will be to blame if there is a flame-war started once again :bash:

Hey everybody chill out and stay on-topic.

@Izmirli stop the namecalling.




Guess who will be to blame if there is a flame-war started once again :bash:
Τι εννοείς;

I think he means it will be Izmirli who will be blamed.

Everyone get off Izmirli back. He was just being friendly and it looks like somepople just want to pick on him.

He justified his name calling and he didnt post in a flaming manner.

^^ Ρε φίλε πλάκα κάνεις; Τι δικαιολόγησε τις βρισιές που είπε;

Απλά εσένα σου άρεσαν αυτά που έγραψε και προσπαθείς να τον υποστηρίξεις.

Οι βρισιές από όπου και αν προέρχονται είναι καταδικαστέες και απορριπτέες.

Θέλεις να σου θυμίσω εσύ προσωπικά τι χυδαιότητες έχεις γράψει σε άλλα forums και τι βρισίδι έχεις φάει για αυτό τον λόγο; Για να μην αρχίζω και θυμάμαι και τι ψέματα έχεις πει ( και για εμένα ) κατά καιρούς αλλά τελοσπάντων …

I believe it is justified as it is his opinion, however I admit, it could have been said in a nicer tone.

Point is, it wasnt flaming so I dont think there was a need for an uproar, also there is no need to bring up what I have said and done in the past. :|

My apologise then Konst. and welcome to the forums Izmirli :cheers:

telospanton, piso sto thema mas.

http://www.thess.gr/newsimages/ymca/ymca5big.jpg
http://www.thess.gr/newsimages/ymca/ymca2big.jpg
How did the roof catch fire?

This happened in Thessaloniki on 22th september of 2005 at 19:10 local time but I have no idea how it caught firehttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/nixweiss.gif

Do you know if its all restored now? The building looks nice.

Yes I think It's ok now. As for the building, the construction of it started in 1926 and finished in 1934.

Today it is known as YMCA (ΧΑΝΘ in Greek) (It was established in 1921)
The site:http://www.ymca.gr/

The roof of YMCA building is still under construction.

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/3378/1531citycenterlookingnorthsize.jpg

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/1328/1548whitetowerfromtoplookingwe.jpg

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http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/7825/464245146qjrgsrphbs3.jpg

http://img55.imageshack.us/img55/987/copyof2817384picture2022vs0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:cheers:

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/5223/fwtabrady2fm2.jpg

http://img479.imageshack.us/img479/7589/std1567thessalonikisizedfo0.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/5310/prosthessalonikive5.jpg

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Lovely Shots!

Wow,

The waterfront has improved drastically since i saw it last. Very impressive. Thessaloniki has real potential, can't wait to see more shots like this.

Well done.

Φοβερές οι φωτογραφίες !!! Σήμερα λέω να βγάλω την διαδρομή Επταπύργιο - Καμάρα μέχρι την παραλία.

These aren't mine. I just found these online. If you use 'em, please link 'em.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycarvin/203906688/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andycarvin/203906526/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr/201146326/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/droimarais/201023690/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/71062739@N00/195145013/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/filippos/192457725/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr/191945384/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/snow-owl/183667031/

Can somebody tell me if that night picture really is Thessaloniki? And what are those buildings, cus I know damn well they're not skyscrapers... :(

Looks like Las Vegas lol.

Well it is Thessaloniki for sure.... It is a shot from Oreokastro suburb in Western Thessaloniki. You can see the ring road and Egnatia motorway...

http://serv4.imagehigh.com/imgs/3547240_2154864390093623453oHTlqJ_ph.jpg

http://serv4.imagehigh.com/imgs/3547242_2175087220093623453oBquhm_ph.jpg

http://serv4.imagehigh.com/imgs/3547243_2453415580093623453cENvDO_ph.jpg

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Noone has commented? :dunno:
Nice city...nice pics and nice girls :naughty:

thanx!

Great Photos NBMS 1, Thessaloniki contains a more diverse architectural heritage, than Athens. No doubt atributed to its strategic location on the banks of the Thermaic Gulf and status as significant city in the Byzantine and later Ottoman Empire. From my experiences of the City, I found it to be pleasant albeit at times chaotic. This is trully one of the Balkans great city's which for too long has been overshadowed by Athens. The city retains relics from every era of human occupation and should be promoted as an alterantive to Athens. It is shame that a city with so many natural advantages always appears to be looking south for direction. This City is one to watch out for in the coming decades. Looking forward to revisiting this grand and diverse city on my next trip to Greece :) .

This city is soooo nice.
But isnt there already a photo thread?

The photo thread dedicated to Thessaloniki can be found here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=177388

I actually want to share may latest holiday pictures of Thessaloniki but I haven't figured how to do that yet! Can anyone help me?

I just send this post to keep this thread up. It has so much good material.

What is this building?

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I actually want to share may latest holiday pictures of Thessaloniki but I haven't figured how to do that yet! Can anyone help me?

Go to http://imageshack.us/ and then click ''browse''. Upload you pics from your PC, then take their URL and then come here and click ''insert image'' for each image to post them.

What is this building?

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The building behind the flags is the theological school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The brown building on the right is the entrance of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, that opens today.

Thank you skylinearth!

I LOVE Thessaloniki. Every time I enter the train station (especially now, as this can happen only once or twice a year), I feel like I could just kneel down and kiss the ground. I don't feel this way about the place I was born (Montreal) or grew up (NYC), or my "roots" (Kefalonia). I don't know what it is about the city-I lived there from 1993-1999 with my ex-husband & our daughter was born in Thessaloniki in 1997-from the first moment I set foot, it was my favorite place in the world (at least, as of yet). It's not the romantic BS that you hear from a lot of people that have never actually lived there, "Oh Thessaloniki, what a nice place, the city of love etc."...it's just that walking on Egnatia (especially very early in the morning, when all the hotels still have their neon lights on), or on Tsimiski or on Mitropoleos/Proxenou Koromila, or in my old neighbourhood (Syggroy&Krystalli) I feel more at HOME than anywhere else:)

Enjoy the photos...

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CLASS!

Very nice pics skyline. Just a couple of comments:

1) Graffiti is the most ugliest thing in greece after grey concrete oceans. There really needs to be some sort of nation wide or even macedonian state authority that cleans up this mess.

2) Why are there shots of asians and africans? Is that a novelty in greece? no...seriously.

3) Can't wait to visit thessaloniki, looks very nice. Thanks for the pics.

The building behind the flags is the theological school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The brown building on the right is the entrance of the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair, that opens today.

so it's university. this area has a nice German and Berliner Athmosphere.

BTW, what does theological school do, educates the priests?

PERFECT PHOTO

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BTW, what does theological school do, educates the priests?

Mostly yes, everyone who wants to be a priest must study there, but also students can learn things about many religions, not only the Christian.

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Αυτές οι 2 φωτογραφίες από που είναι; έχω σπάσει το μυαλό μου...

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Αυτές οι 2 φωτογραφίες από που είναι; έχω σπάσει το μυαλό μου...

First of all welcome to the forum cartsiuhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Δεν γνωρίζω απο που είναι συγκεκριμένα, αλλά υποψιάζομαι οτι η πρώτη είναι απο την περιοχή της Άνω Πόλης ή των Συκεών και η δεύτερη μάλλον από την περιοχή της Μαρτίου κοντά στο Μέγαρο Μουσικής.

Άντε και καλά posts!

so it's university. this area has a nice German and Berliner Athmosphere.

BTW, what does theological school do, educates the priests?

Theological school educates people on theological matters to be teachers at high schools. In greek school we still have religion lessons.

παιδιά δεν γίνεται οι φωτογραφίες που "ποστάρετε" (και καλά κάνετε!) να είναι λίιιγο μικρότερες; Μέχρι να γράψω το μήνυμα αυτό έχει σκρολάρει προς τα κάτω δέκα φορές η σελίδα από τις μεγκα-φωτογραφίες που φορτώνουν μια μια! (και είμαι και με adsl, τρέμω στη σκέψω του τι θα τραβάει ένας scyscraper fan με dialup!)
Καμιά φωτογραφία Προξένου Κορομηλά νύχτα (ο αγαπημένος μου δρόμος στο uptown κέντρο ) μήπως σας βρίσκεται; Έχω κι εγώ κάποιες καλές από μπαλκόνι ξενοδοχείου στην Εγνατία νύχτα - ξέρετε με τα φώτα νέον, πολύ νουάρ - αλλά δεν θυμάμαι πως ανεβάζουμε φωτογραφίες (ξέρω ξέρω το έχετε γράψει εκατό φορές, αλλά αντε τώρα να βρω τα posts!)
Και τέλος, λύστε μου και μια απορία: ο πύργος του ΟΤΕ με την άθλια διακόσμηση (τόσο άθλια, που κατέληγες να τη συμπαθήσεις κιόλας ως διαχρονικό νοσταλγικό δείγμα του παρελθόντος!), ανακαινίστηκε; άνοιξε για το κοινό; ΓΥΡΙΖΕΙ;

Πέστα κορίτσαρε!!!

Θα έλεγα ότι εκτός ειδικών περιστάσεων για απίστευτες φωτό, όντως, δεν έχει νόημα η δημοσίευση φωτογραφιών πάνω από 900 pixels οριζόντια διάσταση σε κατεβατά. 800χ600 is just fine...

Και συνυπογράφω στην απορία σου: Τι γίνεται με τον πύργο του ΟΤΕ;

Πέστα κορίτσαρε!!!

Θα έλεγα ότι εκτός ειδικών περιστάσεων για απίστευτες φωτό, όντως, δεν έχει νόημα η δημοσίευση φωτογραφιών πάνω από 900 pixels οριζόντια διάσταση σε κατεβατά. 800χ600 is just fine...

Και συνυπογράφω στην απορία σου: Τι γίνεται με τον πύργο του ΟΤΕ;

Εδώ κι 6 μέρες επαναλειτουργεί ανακαινισμένος, γυρίζει αλλά πιο αργά από ότι παλιότερα, κάνει 1 περιστροφή ανά 40 λεπτά. Μάλιστα γίνεται πανικός γιατί χωράει μόνο 80 άτομα η καφετέρια κι έτσι οι Security βάζουν λίγους-λίγους...

Αγαπητέ cartsiou

Εχω γράψει πολλές φορές σε άλλα forums αλλά και εδώ ότι η Ελληνική κονωνία είναι έτοιμη πλέον για το "διαφορετικό" στην αρχιτεκτονική και τις κατασκευές, εκτός δηλαδή από τετραώροφα "συγκροτήματα κατοικιών", μικρά πενταώροφα γυάλινα κυβάκια που μόνο ο (εν πολλοίς άγνωστος και πολλές φορές ούτε καν πολ. μηχανικός ) "κατασκευαστής τους τα αποκαλέί "πολυτελή συγκροτήματα γραφείων".

Την ετοιμότητα αυτή τη διαπιστώσαμε όταν άνοιξαν τα πρώτα πολυκαταστηματα και εμπορικά κέντρα-πολυκινηματογράφοι, για τα οποία, δυναμικές ομάδες κατοίκων μεν ορύωντο ότι είναι "μεγαθήρια", ότι είναι "παράνομα" (μα στην Ελλάδα ως γνωστόν δεν επιτρέπεται και η κατασκευή κτισμάτων μεγαλυτέρων από το μέγεθος καλύβας, οπότε ότι και να χτίσεις εκτός από κουτούκι είναι παράνομο εξ' ορισμού :D), άλλαι όμως αι βουλαί (οι θελήσεις ) των ανθρώπων οι οποίοι σε πείσμα των φωνασκούντων κατέκλυσαν και κατακλύζουν καθημερινά τα διάφορα "malls" και τα παράγωγα τους.

Πολύς κόσμος θεωρεί ότι αυτή η τάση σχετίζεται με βλαχο-νεοπλουτισμό του νεοΕλληνα και δεν συμμαζεύεται. Εγώ νομίζω ότι απλά, σχετίζεται με την δίψα που έχει ο νεοΕλληνας (ηλικίες 25-35 κυρίως αλλά και 45, και 55 και βάλε, αν η καρδιά μπορεί, τότε και η ψυχή παραμένει νέα και το σώμα πολλές φορές ακολουθεί στο μέτρο του δυνατού ) για νεοτερικότητα, να δεί δηλαδή το καινούριο και να το αγκαλιάσει μακριά από βλοσυρούς "καθοδηγητές" και "ειδικούς" οι οποίοι του ζητάνε και τα ρέστα μετά από μισό αιώνα άναρχης και ακαλαίσθητης ανάπτυξης. Χθες ήταν το Μετρό της Αθηνας το οποίο ακόμα θαυμάζουμε, το στάδιο Καλατράβα, τα "malls" και έπονται τα νέα μουσεία και χώροι πολιτισμού στην Αθήνα, το Μετρό Θεσσαλονίκης, και μην απορίσετε αν κάποτε στο κοντινό μέλλον, έχουμε τις ίδιες και χειρότερες ουρές για κάποιο νέο "trendy" club το οποίο θα βρίσκεται όχι σε κάποια "παραλία" αλλά στον 40ό και τελευταιο όροφο ενός ουρανοξύστη΄στη δυτική πλευρά της Θεσσαλονίκης ή στη Πυλαία, ή στο Βοτανικό στην Αθήνα.

Και όμως, στη Θεσσαλονίκη, πριν από τον "Πύργο των Αθηνών", πριν από όλα τα ψηλά κτίρια με εξαίρεση το Χίλτον, είχαν κανει το τόλμημα. Ενα τόλμημα που μπορούσαμε κι' εμείς να κάνουμε τόσα χρόνια μετά - στο κάτω-κάτω Ολυμπιακούς είχαμε. Δεν το κάναμε όμως.

Οπότε, εύχομαι να τον χαρείτε και να δεήσω να έρθω κι΄εγω καποια μέρα εκεί πάνω να τον χαρώ. Μια απο τις σημαντικότερες κατασκευές της μεταπολεμικής Ελλάδας... :)

wow με την πρώτη ευκαιρία λοιπόν Θεσσαλονίκη και Πύργο ΟΤΕ!
Φίλε gm2263 συμφωνώ ΑΠΟΛΥΤΑ.
Είναι καιρός πια, βαρέθηκα κι εγώ όλους τους δήθεν κουλτουριάρηδες που φωνάσκουν και διαμαρτύρονται για την αλλοτρίωση του φυσικού τοπίου και άλλα τέτοια ξεπερασμένα...(φορώντας το συνολάκι που μόλις απέκτησαν από κατάστημα του Mall, αλλά άλλο αυτό ) δόξα τω θεώ από φυσικό τοπίο είμαστε χώρα ιδιαίτερα προικισμένη...αν θέλουμε να είμαστε και όμορφη, προικισμένη χώρα στον 21ο αιώνα, ας κοιτάξουμε στο μέλλον. Δεν έχασε τίποτα το τοπίο από το μετρό τον προαστιακό και το αεροδρόμιο (καλά, θα μπορούσα να ζήσω όλη μου τη ζωή σε δωμάτιο του sofitel και κάθε μέρα να παίρνω το μετρό ή προαστιακό να πάω στη δουλειά μου, να πετάγομαι απέναντι για Σαβ/κο στην Ευρώπη και ψώνια στο αεροδρόμιο, μετά μέχρι το ΙΚΕΑ...τι υπέροχο, "φουτουριστικό" για την Αθήνα τοπίο ). Επίσης, για όλους αυτούς που φωνάζουν πως θα πληρώνουμε τους Ολυμπιακούς και τις στέγες Καλατράβα μια ζωή: πατριώτες, έχετε καταλάβει πως ζούμε σε μια χώρα που θα μας τα πάρουν έτσι κι αλλιώς, γίνουν δε γίνουν έργα; Ε, αν δεν είχαν γίνει οι Ολυμπιακοί ΣΙΓΑ ποτέ μην είχαμε όλη αυτή την υπέροχη υποδομή στην Αθήνα...οπότε μια λύση υπάρχει για τη Θεσσαλονίκη: ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΙ 20xx...

παιδιά δεν γίνεται οι φωτογραφίες που "ποστάρετε" (και καλά κάνετε!) να είναι λίιιγο μικρότερες;

No problem, απλώς οι φωτογραφίες μεγάλου μεγέθους φαίνονται πιο εντυπωσιακές, αλλά αφού αργούν να κατέβουν, θα ποστάρω μόνο φωτο με μέγεθος 800x600, άντε και καμία 1024x768(μόνο για desktop όμωςhttp://skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)

Έχω κι εγώ κάποιες καλές από μπαλκόνι ξενοδοχείου στην Εγνατία νύχτα - ξέρετε με τα φώτα νέον, πολύ νουάρ - αλλά δεν θυμάμαι πως ανεβάζουμε φωτογραφίες (ξέρω ξέρω το έχετε γράψει εκατό φορές, αλλά αντε τώρα να βρω τα posts!)

Πηγαίνεις π.χ. στο http://imageshack.us/ πατάς browse, ανεβάζεις τις φώτο παίρνεις τις URL τους και τις εμφανίζεις εδώ.

Όμως μιά και μιλάμε για φώτο πρέπει να πάρω μερικές απο την δυτική είσοδο, υπάρχει έντονη οικοδομική δραστηριότητα...

welcome back everyone:)
πολύ χάρηκα που έβγαλαν άκρη με το server τους...
skylinearth, σ'ευχαριστώ για τις οδηγίες, ορίστε το πρωτο μου url:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1757/hotelolympicbynightpu0.jpg

αλλη απορία-για να βγαίνουν κατευθείαν οι φωτό, πρέπει να κάνεις register στο myspace?

welcome back everyone:)
πολύ χάρηκα που έβγαλαν άκρη με το server τους...
skylinearth, σ'ευχαριστώ για τις οδηγίες, ορίστε το πρωτο μου url:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1757/hotelolympicbynightpu0.jpg

αλλη απορία-για να βγαίνουν κατευθείαν οι φωτό, πρέπει να κάνεις register στο myspace?


File,

Gia na bgei katefthian i fotografia, prepi na valis to "url" apo metaxi kai anti gia [url [/url].

Gia na to kaneis aftomata, otan grafeis to "message" sou, pata tin kitrini eikona pou fenete ena vouno kai o ilios. Etsi boris na kaneis poles fotografies.

Sou vazo ego tin fotografia sou:

http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/1757/hotelolympicbynightpu0.jpg

Ευχαριστώ για τη βοήθεια :)

Βάζω και την πρωινή όψη της Εγνατίας από το ξενοδοχείο Olympic:


http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8179/hotelolympicbydaydt2.jpg

Και το αγαπημένο μου λόγω ευρηματικού ονόματος και...ντερλικοφαγητού, ΝΤΕΡΛΙΚΑΤΕΣΣΕΝ (έχω να πάω από πέρυσι, μόνο μη μου πείτε ότι έκλεισε!)

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Thanks for the shots spaceoddity!

Το ντερλικατέσεν ( εννοείται δεν έκλεισε ) βρίσκεται στην οδό Κούσκουρα και έχει, χωρίς υπερβολές, το καλύτερο σουβλάκι της Θεσσαλονίκης, καθώς και γρήγορα deliveries!

Αυτό πάντως που αναφέρθηκε σε προηγούμενα posts για τις φωτογραφίες, πιστεύω πώς είναι ένα από τα βασικά προβλήματα του συγκεκριμένου forum. Η άμεση παράθεση των φωτογραφιών μέσα στα posts, κάνει το forum δυσκίνητο και αργό -ακόμα και με adsl σύνδεση- ενώ οι μεγάλες φωτογραφίες πολλές φορές δεν χωράνε ολόκληρες μέσα στην οθόνη! Έτσι τελικά, ενώ το forum είναι πλούσιο σε πληροφορίες και φωτογραφικό υλικό... όλα αυτά μέχρι να φορτωθούν... χάνονται!
Θα πρότεινα, να δίνονται απλώς τα links προς τις φωτογραφίες (όπως έχω δει να γίνεται και σε άλλα forum), έτσι ώστε και ο καθένας να βλέπει γρήγορα τις φωτογραφίες για τις οποίες ενδιαφέρεται πραγματικά και από την άλλη να μην φορτώνει -χωρίς να το θέλει- άχρηστο φωτογραφικό υλικό.

By the way, φόρτωσα στο blog μου μερικές φωτογραφίες που έχω τραβήξει από Θεσσαλονίκη: ---> http://chris-skg.blogspot.com/

Θα πρότεινα, να δίνονται απλώς τα links προς τις φωτογραφίες (όπως έχω δει να γίνεται και σε άλλα forum), έτσι ώστε και ο καθένας να βλέπει γρήγορα τις φωτογραφίες για τις οποίες ενδιαφέρεται πραγματικά και από την άλλη να μην φορτώνει -χωρίς να το θέλει- άχρηστο φωτογραφικό υλικό.
Το θέμα εδώ όμως, είναι οτι το να ποστάρεις τις φώτο κατευθείαν είναι αρκετά καθιερωμένο στο skyscrapercity και επιπλέον σε πολλά subforums υπάρχουν δεκάδες φωτογραφίες και είναι κάπως χρονοβόρο να τις ανοίγεις μία μια ώστε να τις δείς. Αλλά στο μεγάλο μέγεθος των φωτογραφιών έχεις δίκιο, οι φώτο πρέπει να είναι αρκετά μικρότερες (σε σχέση με αυτές στην προηγούμενη σελίδα. )


By the way, φόρτωσα στο blog μου μερικές φωτογραφίες που έχω τραβήξει από Θεσσαλονίκη: ---> http://chris-skg.blogspot.com/
Nice shots, especially this one:http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4953/2782/1600/salon2.0.jpg

Το θέμα εδώ όμως, είναι οτι το να ποστάρεις τις φώτο κατευθείαν είναι αρκετά καθιερωμένο στο skyscrapercity και επιπλέον σε πολλά subforums υπάρχουν δεκάδες φωτογραφίες και είναι κάπως χρονοβόρο να τις ανοίγεις μία μια ώστε να τις δείς.

Ναι αυτό είναι γεγονός και έχεις δίκιο. Το σχόλιο μου δεν έχει σκοπό να αλλάξει τον -εδώ και πολλά χρόνια- τρόπο λειτουργίας του συγκεκριμένου forum, απλώς ήθελα να εκφράσω τον προβληματισμό μου. Παράλληλα όμως, η απευθείας δημοσίευση φωτογραφιών με αυτό τον τρόπο, δεν προσβάλει ενδεχομένως και πνευματικά δικαιώματα?

Το καλό σίγουρα είναι - αν έχει κάποιος γρήγορη σύνδεση - ότι βλέπει φωτογραφίες, που ίσως δεν θα έμπαινε στον κόπο να τις δει, αν πατούσε ένα-ένα link.

Παράλληλα όμως, η απευθείας δημοσίευση φωτογραφιών με αυτό τον τρόπο, δεν προσβάλει ενδεχομένως και πνευματικά δικαιώματα?
Αυτό δεν συμβαίνει στο συγκεκριμένο forum, καθώς η πλειοψηφία των μελών στο skyscrapercity ανεβάζουν τις φωτογραφίες τους μέσω π.χ. του imageshack (http://imageshack.us/) και στη συνέχεια τις ποστάρουν εδώ. Σε πολλά subforums όπως της Τουρκίας (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=488) ποστάρουν φωτογραφίες χωρίς να πολυνοιάζονται για τα πνευματικά δικαιώματα, παρα μόνο για την άριστη απεικόνιση της χώρας τους. Βεβαίως υπάρχουν και forums οπού τα πνευματικά δικαιώματα ισχύουν.

Όσο για το μέγεθος των φωτογραφιών, πιστεύω σε μερικά χρόνια το πρόβλημα δεν θα υπάρχει, λόγω της αυξημένης ταχύτητας του internet.

Μερικές ακόμα φωτογραφίες μου από Θεσσαλονίκη, τραβηγμένες το 2005:

Το κέντρο της πόλης όπως φαίνεται από την Άνω Πόλη
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/thessalon1.jpg

Η Ροτόντα και ο πεζόδρομος της Δ. Γούναρη ως τη θάλασσα
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/rotonda.jpg

Άποψη του Πανεπιστημίου και της Δ.Ε.Θ.
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/panepistimio.jpg

Σε πρώτο πλάνο, τα κτίρια της Σχολής Θετικών Επιστημών του Α.Π.Θ.
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/panepistimio2.jpg

Η Πολυτεχνική Σχολή του Α.Π.Θ.
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/polytehneio.jpg

Ο πύργος του Παιδαγωγικού Τμήματος του Α.Π.Θ. και η Ν. Εγνατία (Καραμανλή) στο βάθος
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/nea_egnatia.jpg

Καυτατζόγλειο στάδιο και Γήπεδο ΠΑΟΚ (στο βάθος)
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/gipeda1.jpg

Το λιμάνι
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/port.jpg

Το Container Terminal στην 6η προβλήτα του λιμένα
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/port1.jpg

Το κτίριο του επιβατικού σταθμού Θεσσαλονίκης στο λιμάνι
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/port2.jpg

These are great shots mate, well done!

I like this one, it shows the density of east Thessaloniki:http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/polytehneio.jpg

It can be combined with this one, which shows the density of West Thessaloniki (Evosmos, Menemeni, Stavroupoli)

http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00479454&size=large

I can't take my eyes off your pics Xristos-air. Besides, I am stunned by Thessaloniki's potential, with the complexes of the university and the expo to be of paramount importance with regards to the development of the city.

Very nice pics, thank you for posting...

this pic is very impressive...wow, never saw Thessalonikh like that...amazing
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/thes2005/rotonda.jpg

oh my god, that is friggen awesome!

That's the definition of urbanity in my dictionary!
Great pics from a great city!:)

p.s. Giorgo, welcome back!:hi:

Without trying to be offensive, I find that pic of the Thessaloniki skyline messy,third world and brutally ugly. It remeinds me of Mumbai or parts of Hong Kong.

Having said that, I know Thessaloniki on street level and I will say that it can be a sophisticated place with many positive and attractive aspects.

thankyou crossbowman ;)
Yes, I agree with you neorion. I think that the problem is the amount of roof junk on these buildings.
The picture though is great.

I'm not sure if it was already mentioned, but Thessaloniki is now available in high definition on Google Earth.

About time!

G R E A T!!! Thanks for the info... :)

That is really great. At last !

The photos are very recent! (January or February 2006)

That's great, I discovered places in Thessaloniki that I didn't know before!

Some shots:
Panorama suburb
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/5223/shot1hn5.jpg
Mediterranean Cosmos
http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6435/medcosmossr9.jpg
View to Thermaic Gulf and mount Olumpus
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8003/pic2zj2.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5790/piczp9.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6460/shot2ck8.jpg
downtown Thessaloniki-Aristotelous square
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9725/shot3lw6.jpg
White Tower
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/8961/shot4zu8.jpg
Interbalkan Medical Center
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/2554/interbalkanqo7.jpg
Kalamaria district
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5615/kalamarianr1.jpg
suburban housing
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/3550/panoramanh1.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/6092/scz7.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/3518/amabl8.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/2261/hish8.jpg
train station
http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7116/trainsyv9.jpg

Excellent presentation, thanks for posting!!!

At last Google earth got high-res pictures of Thessaloniki... :). I wish the high-res area could expand a bit more so i could spot my house but... :(

Thanks skylinearth :okay:


Btw, missed you all :)

Imagine a small cluster of beatifully planned skysrcrapers on the waterfront of Thessaloniki! Would be truly world class.

I wish the high-res area could expand a bit more so i could spot my house but... :(
Well they forgot to add some suburbs in the high-res area like Perea, Trilofos etc and the industrial zone too, but the shots are great anyway.

welcome back kostya!

Welcome back O you lost brother from the cold north... :)

Well they forgot to add some suburbs in the high-res area like Perea, Trilofos etc and the industrial zone too, but the shots are great anyway.


Yep, the shots are great, and without any clouds like in other cities :okay:
I hope in the next update they'll add Perea, Trilofo, Plagiari, Kardia, Tagarades, Neo Risio, Vasilika etc. :banana:


welcome back kostya!

Welcome back O you lost brother from the cold north... :)

Thanks guys :cheers1:

Without trying to be offensive, I find that pic of the Thessaloniki skyline messy,third world and brutally ugly. It remeinds me of Mumbai or parts of Hong Kong.


I agree. Nasty.

Good evening everyone, I managed to find some time to upload some pics and share them with you. Promise will upload some more later. All pics from summer 2006, mostly August.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/Thessaloniki029.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/Thessaloniki027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/Thessaloniki015.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/ElectraPalaceHotel.jpg

And a photo from a hill close to my house with a view to Thessaloniki's airport :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/Kardia006.jpg

Looks like it was a nice thread, but i can't see the pics :(

P.S. Any city city can be the city of love, it's all about the people ;)

Excellent work mate, we are waiting for the rest of your pics!

It's very nice to see that many classical buildings still exist...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/Thessaloniki029.jpg

i am shure that the pictures are nice but cant see them..

But more important: There is already a Thessaloniki Photo Thread! Dont start every time a new one... This is unnecessary!

Thanks :cheers:

It's one of my favourite buildings. I always wondered how's the topfloor interior planned-designed etc.

Ok ok ok...I wasn't planning to anyway.

Where is it located? Venizelou?

Where is it located? Venizelou?

Yes it's located in Venizelou street.

Here's a view of the street, as it was in 1910's
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/8864/712422ff127uh6.jpg

That looks great! Although quite a lot of the buildings in the historic centre of Thessaloniki were demolished you can see that some owners of the remaining buildings have started renovating them nowadays. A lot still needs to be done to save these buildings but we have to start somewhere

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Some pictures taken around West Thessaloniki some hours ago!

The block of flats of Menemeni next to the railway line.

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/blocks-menemeni.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/blocks-menemeni2.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/blocks-menemeni3.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/ose-menemeni.jpg

Block of flats near Inner Ring Road in Ilioupoli

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/ilioupoli-blocks.jpg

Over the new ring road (Egnatia Odos) - looking to the east (K4):

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/egnatia.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/egnatia2.jpg

Over the new ring road (Egnatia Odos) - looking to the west:

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/egnatia3.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/egnatia4.jpg

A new residential building (in unusual shape) in Evosmos, called "Karavi" (boat):

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/karavi-evosmos.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/karavi-detail.jpg

The 4 old 12-storey blocks:

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/dodekaorofes.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/dodekaorofes2.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/dodekaorofes3.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/dodekaorofes4.jpg

The old french monastery of Lazaristes which converted into a big cultural centre in 1997. It consists of an indoor theatrical stage (hosts the National Theatre of Northern Greece), an outdoor theatre, drama school, cafes, restaurant, museum of contemporary art etc. A luxurious hotel has recently opened next to the museum (hotel site (http://www.leslazaristes.gr/)):

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/lazaristes-stage.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/lazaristes-road.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/lazaristes-front.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/lazaristes-stage2.jpg

http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/lazaristes-tee.jpg

Fantastic work xristos airhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/applause.gifhttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/applause.gif

I'd like to see this strange building when it will be completed:
http://users.auth.gr/~regnis/westskg2006/karavi-evosmos.jpg

Unfortunately, this building(karavi) has been in this status for a couple of years now.

Xristos-air: these must be some of the best pics posted in this thread :okay: !

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/5191/265231859d1d532b644bky0.jpg


http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6569/237189788bb302ec723ous5.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/6254/23718978507faad57f5bvq8.jpg


http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/7958/84534241fbc7c8662abfd0.jpg

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/9755/84534112d0c0cfa94fbyf8.jpg

http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/3869/84533756aa7b778f97bxq7.jpg

Unfortunately, this building(karavi) has been in this status for a couple of years now.

Xristos-air: these must be some of the best pics posted in this thread :okay: !

I totally agree!

Thanks Leafshttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/beer.gif

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8343/275644184052d72a478ooe6.jpg

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9681/275644279913958cfb5ojp4.jpg

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2866/248343370205cc0043fbjk0.jpg

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/5432/18966892942c01fd9ccbys2.jpg

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/1889/189668928bf809007dcbey5.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/6930/250025790e9de1d6f82bou0.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/2558/130012243cada8a361d2osi2.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1842/2328371603a9c97e3a9ono4.jpg

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/8711/2584089912597dda3d1bvr4.jpg

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/2135/27564468074b57d30bcoij4.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/4759/061001sveinsofthecitycv9.jpg

http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/9767/villacasabiancacf3.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/2376/15179iy7.jpg

Xristo , skyline ,kostya kai leafs ευχαριστούμε για τις υπέροχες φωτογραφίες !!:cheers:

By the way , it is sad to see the brand new Desiros trainsets to be abandoned at the depot of train station and to be painted with grafiti instead of beeing in use.
It is sad that still after so many years the electrification of the railways is not finished. :(

WOW!!! The block of flats in Menemeni are fantastic!!! It's amazing what a few sheets of colored glass (or is it plastic?) can do...thanks for posting the pics, looking forward to seeing the buildings on my next train trip to Thessaloniki!!!

Heyy!! fantastic pics all of you!!! I really loved those Egnatia (ring road) pics, they are excellent! Congratulations Christos.

ean thelete, theste to google earth me wiki mashup, mporeite na valete ke meri gia na xeroume pou ine ta axiotheata. gia thn thessaloniki ine stin exis thiefthinsi: http://wikimapia.org/#y=40640000&x=22940000&z=11&l=0&m=a

ti ine afta ta pragmata:
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40671138&x=22966066&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40660335&x=22965610&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40711362&x=22957542&z=17&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40725173&x=22925109&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40719644&x=22944249&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40638821&x=22994235&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40588179&x=23031313&z=17&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40588944&x=23024485&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40683014&x=22966104&z=16&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40674373&x=22920270&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40606720&x=23057041&z=17&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40623330&x=22951630&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40643416&x=22927153&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40641882&x=22911875&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40642558&x=22910367&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40660770&x=22911639&z=18&l=14&m=a
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40649115&x=22921016&z=18&l=14&m=a

ke xeri kanis poy akrivos ine ta parakatw:
teith
agalma toy aristoteli
chinatown
kenourgio delasal

1.Πίστα καρτ?
2.Δεξαμενή νερού (ΕΥΑΘ) στα Μετέωρα
3.Κόμβος (επί της Εγνατίας Οδού) αναστροφής προς Θεσσαλονίκη (μέσω των παράπλευρων οδών)
4.ΟΑΕΔ στο Ωραιόκαστρο
5. ?
6.Φυλάκιο πυροπροστασίας(?) στο δάσος, φαίνεται και από την πόλη
7.Άλσος Πανοράματος (Λόφος Αναλήψεως)
8.1ο Γυμνάσιο-Λύκειο Πανοράματος
9.Λατομεία ΤΙΤΑΝ
10.Πλατεία/Πάρκο στον Εύοσμο
11.Στρατόπεδο
12.Πάρκο Χ.Α.Ν.Θ./Πάρκα Παραλίας
13.Πολυώροφο κτίριο γραφείων στην Γιαννιτσών
14.Παλιά Ψυγεία (πρώην Renault Ρομπόπουλος), Μουσείο Ύδρευσης κτλ.
15.(>>)
16.Διαστύρωση Δενδροποτάμου και Αριστοτέλους/Βενιζέλου στην Μενεμένη (πάρκα & παλιά στρατόπεδα Παπακυριαζή/Μ.Αλεξάνδρου)
17.Αμαξοστάσιο ΟΣΕ

teith
Στη Σίνδο (εκτός περιοχής υψηλής ανάλυσης)

agalma toy aristoteli
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40632450&x=22941170&z=18&l=0&m=a (στη ΝΔ πλευρά της Αριστοτέλους)

chinatown
http://wikimapia.org/#y=40641365&x=22931165&z=18&l=0&m=a

kenourgio delasal

Έχει και παλιό?

Το Δελασάλ βρίσκεται στο Ρετζίκι (Πεύκα):http://wikimapia.org/#y=40656843&x=22999556&z=16&l=0&m=a

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/3381/444897683mfyaanfsdi4.jpg

http://img426.imageshack.us/img426/3433/1000294vw5.jpg

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/7894/1000298yh2.jpg

New blocks of flats in west Thessaloniki:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7014/02dxz9.jpg

Snow in a suburb, to remind that winter is coming:cheers:
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/6452/xioni010ge2.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/2302/262160208e11c5c7689bkt5.jpg

http://img430.imageshack.us/img430/7146/262152248f0ebec2a11bnh7.jpg

http://img273.imageshack.us/img273/4279/26301712657f30636b5bia2.jpg

Some pictures taken between Saturday 28 and Tuesday 31 October
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/mosqueR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/PanaghiosR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/HammanR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/ChurchR.jpg

Some Pre World War II buildings (I think)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/cornerR-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/oldR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/SquareR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/deco1R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/deco2R.jpg

Street scenes
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/egnatia1R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/outdoorR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/seafront1R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/densityR.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/apostolesR.jpg

More early 20th Century buildings
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/NearHammanR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/marketR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/clockR.jpg

Great work guys, posting all these pics!:)
It's always nice to see old buildings being restored!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/demo1R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/demo3R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/demo4R.jpg
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http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/previous.gifYou well captured the traffic of a big city, thanks:okay:

Also, I liked these pre world war II buildings, this is my favorite:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/redR.jpg

Thank you. I tasted good Greek coffee in the cafe inside that building.^^

More early 20th Century buildings
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/red1R.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/orangeR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/habaneraR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/conversionR.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/conversionR.jpg

^^ I like this mix of old and new.

I have a picture showing a central road of Thessaloniki, as it was in the late 1800s, look at the buildings, they have a great European style:
http://img54.imageshack.us/img54/3960/thessaloniki18001917dimkj7.jpg

Unfortunately, these buildings do not exist today... Anyway, here's the same road today:
http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6456/p9173293resizebp0.jpg

I like Thessaloniki's high density of modern appartment blocks but it is a shame there isn't more of the older buildings. The area around Ladadika looks interesting.

Next time I visit I will go to Haralou and Toumba.

Relax pal. This is an old thread anyway, that's why you can't see the pics anymore; I deleted them, they weren't that good. Well, they were better than most of the poor quality photos posted around this forum, but nonetheless...

Ano Poli
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One thing quickly springs to mind ....

The same mistakes made in Athens in relation to inappropriate development appear to have been repeated in Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Bolos....the list goes on.....

First we destroy everything that we inherited from previous generations for some short term monetary gain, then we complain on why we can't attract tourists.....

As a society, we have yet to learn from our mistakes.

Are there no more visionary leaders left to guide and shape our cities ???

One thing quickly springs to mind ....

The same mistakes made in Athens in relation to inappropriate development appear to have been repeated in Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Bolos....the list goes on..... This is why the islands are so popular, because generally speaking their architectural heritage has been maintained, even though people go there primarily for the beaches and natural attractions, the island towns and ports have been preserved.

First we destroy everything that we inherited from previous generations for some short term monetary gain, then we complain on why we can't attract tourists..... Well that's debatable considering tourism is up this past two years. Also there are other reasons than just monetary gain for Greece's plethora of ugly polikatikies, it also has to do with socio-political and economic reasons.

As a society, we have yet to learn from our mistakes. I think people are realising the mistakes of the past and hence we have conservation orders on historical towns etc.

Are there no more visionary leaders left to guide and shape our cities ??? I hope so...

Ottoman and Byzantine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/bath1R.jpg
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Isaac, I see you have many photos from historical buildings, etc, why don't you create a thread about historical buildings, structures, etc, in Thessaloniki? It would be interesting.

I've almost used up my supply of historical building photos. I will have to visit the city again to take pictures of some diferrent older buildings. Otherwise a seperate thread would just contain the same photos as this thread.

I will also try to learn a few words of Greek for my next trip.

skylinearth, the city looks beautiful in that old picture! Sadly, that same street today looks disgusting.

Isaac Newell wrote :^^

"I like Thessaloniki's high density of modern appartment blocks but it is a shame there isn't more of the older buildings"



Isaac , after the great fire of 1917 a lot of the historic buildings were no longer there . It completely got rid of most of the muslim edifices too .

Read about it here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Thessaloniki

I have read that most of the minarets collapsed . The Great Church of St. Demetrius
was in ruins . It is obvious from your photos of the back of it( if its the same church ??? :dunno: ) that the Greeks did not do a restoration that is authentic .The design of the church is not the same either to that before the fire . Look at the old authentic bricks and the "new" fill ins ? Not to mention the inside which is bare . A lot of the pre-fire mosiacs can be restored/re-created from old B&W photos . The Russians are doing a similar project to replace and restore the lost Amber Room of Catherine's Palace outside of St.Petersburg . Some Greek Archaeolgists have expressed their disatisfaction at the current situation .I hope something is done It would be excellent for the city's architectural heritage .

Read the tread I started about Thessaloniki and Byzantine Architecture and Calatrava for more on this with pictures and photos included .:)

The good thing to come out of the Great Fire of 1917 was that Prime Minister Venizelos made sure the central Aristotle Plaza was designed to European forms . Thus Thessaloniki lost its former Oriental form and became a modern European city . :banana:

I am curious ? What was the function of those Muslim buildings in your photos ? :dunno:

By older buildings I mean the ones built after the fire like those around Aristotle Square and the ones dotted around the city that are all around 4 floors high.

As for the Ottomon buildings, the one with many domes (six, but not all in the photo) was a market hall for luxury goods. The one at the top of the steps was a mosque. The other two were bath houses.
The minaret was attached to the Rotunda, the Roman mausoleum of the Emperor Galerius and later the Church of St George, which again was occupied as a mosque before once again returning as a church.

By older buildings I mean the ones built after the fire like those around Aristotle Square and the ones dotted around the city that are all around 4 floors high..
Thanks to Ernest Hebrard. He was a French architect, archaeologist and urban planner. He is known for his plan to reform the city of Thessaloniki.

As we know, after the Great Fire of 1917, the majority of Thessaloniki centre was largely destroyed. The Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos forbade the reconstruction of the city center until a full modern city plan was approved. This was accomplished by the "Hebrard plan", the plan Hebrard had conceived and developed with the aid of the Greek architects Aristotelis Zachos and Konstantinos Kitsikis.

The plan swept away the Oriental features of Thessaloniki, preserving its heritage, and transformed it into a European style city.

Aristotle square today:
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/4729/393fw5.jpg

http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/4170/259605697kdjbwaphcc1.jpg

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/2356/26110224bp.jpg

If it wasn't for Hebrard, Thessaloniki would not have had this beautiful square. I always enjoy sitting there and drinking my coffee. It's truly an amazing square.

I found this picture on the net of Aristotle square. It depicts the "Tree of the Stars" which was placed on the square by the ministry of Macedonia and Thrace in honour of the Film festival of Thessaloniki.

http://www.tnn.gr/photos/1473.pic.jpg

Source: www.tnn.gr

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/AristR.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v371/IsaacNewell/darkR.jpg

Thanks to Ernest Hebrard. He was a French architect, archaeologist and urban planner. He is known for his plan to reform the city of Thessaloniki.

As we know, after the Great Fire of 1917, the majority of Thessaloniki centre was largely destroyed. The Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos forbade the reconstruction of the city center until a full modern city plan was approved. This was accomplished by the "Hebrard plan", the plan Hebrard had conceived and developed with the aid of the Greek architects Aristotelis Zachos and Konstantinos Kitsikis.

The plan swept away the Oriental features of Thessaloniki, preserving its heritage, and transformed it into a European style city.


a guy I know in Thessaloniki told me that the pederstrian zone starting from the Aristotele square wasn't finished as it was orginially planned. He wasn't sure about this but he told me it was supposed to be longer than it is now. Is this correct at all or have I been misinformed?

a guy I know in Thessaloniki told me that the pederstrian zone starting from the Aristotele square wasn't finished as it was orginially planned. He wasn't sure about this but he told me it was supposed to be longer than it is now. Is this correct at all or have I been misinformed?

Τhe pedestrian zone is ok but I think your friend means the buildings above Egnatia street, which weren't built according to Hebrard drawing. The pedestrian zone starts from St. Demetrius street and stops in the sea.

Τhe pedestrian zone is ok but I think your friend means the buildings above Egnatia street, which weren't built according to Hebrard drawing. The pedestrian zone starts from St. Demetrius street and stops in the sea.

cool. is the area I marked the one where those building weren't build?

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/272/thesep2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

cool. is the area I marked the one where those building weren't build?

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/272/thesep2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another great square like Aristotelous, was proposed in the area of the Ancient Roman Agora. The shot shows the area of the never-built Hebrard buildings and the ancient Roman Agora:
http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2838/aryfgjghwj8.jpg

The proposed Hembrard buildings were supposed to have a neoclassical style, like those today in Aristotle square. Unfortunately, today in this area we have typical 8-storey buildings.

What's happening at the Agora, there were many cement mixer trucks and a cement pump there when I visited.

What's happening at the Agora, there were many cement mixer trucks and a cement pump there when I visited.

Are you sure?

I haven't seen any movement there, or maybe the Agora is under renovation, who knows...

BTW, Thessaloniki has been upgraded on google earth. They added the Thessaloniki industrial area and some suburbs in the north-west. However the southern suburbs still remain in the low-resolution area.

Is there any chance of seeing some of those modern buildings being "refurbished" to a more classical look? ie adding some decorations to the door/window/balcony frames?

It wouldn't cost much, but it could significantly make the city look better.

-Ataman

Is there any chance of seeing some of those modern buildings being "refurbished" to a more classical look? ie adding some decorations to the door/window/balcony frames?

It wouldn't cost much, but it could significantly make the city look better.

-Ataman

Which modern buildings:?

Actually some old, neoclassical style buildings changed their old style to a modern one. Well, IMO, they look better now.

Some examples:
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/9883/1000375uj9.jpg

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/1959/26110853ig.jpg

He talks about the buildings around Ancient Agora.

Nice photos by the way, especially the second one. (Venizelou or I.Dragoumi...???). Used to walk there at sunday mornings and evenings...

Is there any chance of seeing some of those modern buildings being "refurbished" to a more classical look? ie adding some decorations to the door/window/balcony frames?

Well, I like this idea, there is a chance of renovating these buildings (repaint, etc), but it is more difficult to see them changing their modern look to a classical one. But maybe it can happen, who knows?


It wouldn't cost much, but it could significantly make the city look better.

-Ataman

Of course the city could look much better (It would be even better if these buildings weren't built), but who cares about that? Ok not all the city is constituted by these types of buildings, we're talking about old, high dense districts.

Well, I like this idea, there is a chance of renovating these buildings (repaint, etc), but it is more difficult to see them changing their modern look to a classical one.


I've seen it get done in Budapest, so the chances of that happening aren't that slim.

-Ataman

Its more likely that they will be modernised to form more of a contemporary look rather than classical.

Kalamaria/Nea Krini
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Amazing photo showing downtown Thessaloniki with the port behind:

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i17/skylinearth/140976696_2e38bfc6ae_b.jpg

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Great pics!

http://img473.imageshack.us/img473/909/3286897548cbe114e1foba7.jpg

What district is that ?

What district is that ?

It's a part of the east side of Thessaloniki. The district in the top of the hill is called Kifisia. It also shows a part of Harilaou district.

Great photo.

I am happy also to see a pic from the "Plateia" shopping and Business centre. Long before the "malls" in Athens, Thessaloniki, THE Kosmopolis of the Balcans, paved the way...

I also liked the pic with the skate boarder... Very nice, if the lighting conditions were more favourable, as well as with more appropriate shutter speed, this could have easily won o photo competition. Thanks very much, Thessaloniki has a lush beauty, not easily seen in cities of its size... :)

Some pics taken about a week ago by a good friend of mine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/95195595395994694596394395594995-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/95195595395994694596394395594995-1.jpg

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/tkostya/960945961945955943945.jpg

:cheers:

could you tell me about this street? Ist it like Ermou of Athens?

http://img362.imageshack.us/img362/4010/tessalonikiaristotelesppg2.jpg

could you tell me about this street? Ist it like Ermou of Athens?

It's Aristotelous street, starting from Egnatia street going to the sea. it's not like Ermou street in Athens, there are few shops there and some cafes, too. However Tsimiski street can be compared with Ermou street, it's the most famous street in Thessaloniki, shops like Marks & Spenser, Zara, etc, can be found there.

thank you so much for the answer file.

So, tell me more about Aristotelous street please. And you do have photos of Tsimiski street?

Well, Aristotelous street ends at Aristotelous square. The big empty one ;). It starts from Egnatia, passes Vas. Irakleiou then Ermou(the Thessaloniki one, not Athens ;) ) and Tsimiski. Then as you walk(since it's for pedestrians only) you get to Mitropoleos. The next street where Aristotelous ends(or starts?) is Nikis avenue.

Aristotelous street got some nice bookstores(Ianos, Malliaris etc.), it's almost next to the Plateia shopping/business center. Well some embassies are located there, like the british one and a step away it's the american one. (Well, maybe just Consulates, not Embassy, correct me.). Also you'll find the Electra Palace hotel(the most shown in this thread :D, i think i've posted a pic of it.) and many cafes around the square till the Nikis avenue.(it's avenue right?). Overall it's nice, being dirty sometimes in specific spots, close to Egnatia street. Most of the year you'll see tourists asking for directions and a crowd close to Tsimiski street on a wild shopping spree.
I don't think there are places you should avoid going, as I said it's a nice place overall, worth visiting just to take a walk and discover the city.

:cheers:

thank you so much for the answer file.

So, tell me more about Aristotelous street please. And you do have photos of Tsimiski street?

You are welcome:)

Well I hope kostya helped you, I have nothing more to say.

I have some nice shots of Tsimiski street btw...

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2991/32870228915ca8bbac7oab9.jpg

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These are some interesting buildings that attracted my attention when I visited the city in 2005.

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Pedestrian street in Kalamaria.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9575/pezodromoskalamariavi0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Geia sas paidia!!!!
Hi people!!!! Im a new member. Im fromThessaloniki and this is my first post.
Here are some pictures from Panorama a suberb in the east departmet of Thessaloniki. Perhaps one of the most beautifull suberbs in Greece.
I took these pictures a couple of years ago. Enjoy...
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kalosorisate sto forum file aggelara. Oi fotografies sou den fainonte. Only the first one. I noticed the ending on the link there is a mistake: http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/889/dscn1277lc8.jpg]. Remove the ] at the end and then it should work.


An example:

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Beautiful pictures by the way. :)

Welcome Thessaloniki!

Welcome to the forum file aggelaras:) Yes... I have to confirm that Panorama is a great place to live. Thank you so much for the shots.

Welcome Aggelaras :cheers:

I like Panorama too, one of my favourite suburbs!

One of the nicest night photos of Thessaloniki I've seen in a while:

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Greece/photo558588.htm

Various.....
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I found this OUTSTANDING panorama taken from...Panorama suburb:D

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5967/im0010767778panoramayp2cq8.jpg

This great photo is from D.P.GR. (http://www.****.gr/)

wonderful photos... :okay:

bravo. :)

I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT GREECE .... I DON'T KNOW BUT I've LOVED THAT COUNTRY SINCE ........... I DONT KNOW .... ALWAYS ...

Me encantaria visitar Grecia .... No se .. pero he amado ese pais desde ...... no se, SIEMPRE ...

HI FROM ... BOGOTA - COLOMBIA

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Greece/photo595713.htm

:ohno: no more pics?..

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/8522/img4453a8db064av5.jpg

^^ ^^
:eek: :eek: :eek:

Such a beautiful city, and such a great photo!
We should make a banner out of that.

Well then here are some nice pics!
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Construction Progress in city's eastern sea front:)

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/153/img2220wl3.jpg

Nice to see this image. I was curious what was going on there.

Does anybody have more info on the end-result?

De rectangular elevated blocks on the left that are placed in a grid seem to be for trees. What is the lower subterranean structure for?

Does this project fit into the new routing of Megas Alexandrou after the sub terranean tunnel at Nikis has been realized?

Cheers

Well these new parks are a kind of suprise! I mean I never saw a plan of them how they should look like after the construction.

About the subsea tunnel, I heard the parks so far are not going to be modified, but they did modify the contruction near the M.Alexandrou Avenue, so that they won't have to rip everything out a few time later.:)

Does anybody know how many these parks are ?

The municipality of Thessaloniki renovates the city's new seafront area, that's it.

btw, I have some renderings of the project:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/5760/pr21ill2gmf7.jpg

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Thanks, looks great!

When I think about these nice parks alongside the seafront, I cant help but thinking about the barrier Megas Alexandrou forms for pedestrians that want to visit it from the city running parralel to it.

Are there any plans to lower Megas Alexandrou at some parts to give free access? Would be great IMHO...

^^ Hmm, I don't know, I'll try to learn... :)

the plan ist to construct 3 bridges to cross the (soon) highway!.. Like the one at "Macedonia Pallas"
Now its still an avenue. But according the play it will be a close highway!
my goodness...^^

Too bad, I don´t think bridges work very well for pedestrians in that way. Bit scary. 3 isn't a lot by the way. Its like 2km, isn't it?

Barcelona did a very good job by lowering a highway 2m so that you can cross and don´t see the cars and you don't hear the NOISE.
You just see a 1m barrier, the height of a balconny which is fine.

If Saloniki doesn't do it now, they'll do it in a few years, I'm sure. As long as the projects they construct now, don't interfere with future planning.

thessaloniki rooooooooooooocks

its a beatiful byzantine town,with a fantastic night life(i prefer koytoykia and rempetadika in olympou and athonos)...
it also has fantastic cuisine...
what can i say man
thessaloniki rocks:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
oh smth else thessaloniki is fantastic at night(i am looking forward to see pics )

by the way great pics but a little bit dark

thessaloniki also changes so fast!!:eek2:
ano poli is soooooo different with all these new traditional buildings...
I admit i am a little bit enthusiastic with the whole situation :cheers: :banana: :nocrook: :crazy:

the plan ist to construct 3 bridges to cross the (soon) highway!.. Like the one at "Macedonia Pallas"
Now its still an avenue. But according the play it will be a close highway!
my goodness...^^

What bridge are U talking about by Macedonia Pallas?! Is it some pedestrian bridge or!? Have I missed something?

^^ This is the pedestrian bridge we're talking about, close to Makedonia Palace Hotel:

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/2595/53wn8.jpg

What bridge are U talking about by Macedonia Pallas?! Is it some pedestrian bridge or!? Have I missed something?

There are going to be pedestrian bridges of course. Like that one at Macedonia Palace

Skylinearth αυτά τα δρομάκια, δίπλα στην πεζογέφυρα, από τη μεριά του "Μακεδονία", είναι τμήμα πάρκου κυκλοφοριακής αγωγής;;;

^^ Ακριβώς :)

nice pics of thessalonik....good projects in a beautiful city by looking the pics

i'm doing a work about the coehesion countries of the UE and i choose Greece and 2 especifically regions of greece as case of stydy and maybe kentriki makedonia is one of them (the ideia is to put thessalonik because its the second city of greece)
i want to know better the country and the region....to have an ideia...the growth, how did the region growth...things like that

thanks

There are going to be pedestrian bridges of course. Like that one at Macedonia Palace

no it's cool I just couldn't recall that there is a pedestrian bridge by Macedonia Palace so that's why I was puzzled, but now that skylinearth posted that picture I seem to remember it... :cheers:

thessaloniki looks so beautiful. I had the chance to go last summer, but i didn't take it. I have no clue why, now i'm kicking myself in the ass for it. I'll eventually go, if i can ask, what is the highest rated hotel in the city?

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Suburban housing
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Excellent pics of a magical city!Thanks once again for sharing with us!

:okay: :cheers:

Great city, indeed the capital of Balcans..!

skyline shoot new fotos wekk done..!

Thanks guys :)

I'll eventually go, if i can ask, what is the highest rated hotel in the city?

You mean the most expensive one? Well it's Hyatt Regency for sure.

good stuff skylinearth, keep'em comin' :cheers:

Wow, Thessaloniki has some great little row buildings.
http://img57.imageshack.us/img57/8051/kateth42bgv3.jpg
What a memorable shot!

I never realised how brilliant and European Thessaloniki really was! Heres some pics to prove it:

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Most of these pics are by snow-owl. You can see all of her pictures here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/snow-owl/).

Mia panoramiki foto tis Thessalonikis akoma.Tin eixa afti ti foto,tin exasa kai tin 3anavrika.Den thimamai apo pou omos.Opote as tin valw kai edw se periptwsi pou tin 3anaxasw na tin vrw :D


http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/1892/thessalonikiviewey0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Amazing nightview from Hortiatis mountain:

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/9156/1943401ka6.jpg

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2867/330451691f838e35db4b4ic.jpg

Source: http://www.ert3.gr/news/et3newsbody.asp?ID=310683

Η Θεσσαλονίκη μπαίνει στο «μπουντουάρ» και καλλωπίζεται. Η αρχή του «φτιαξίματος» ξεκινάει από την περιοχή της Ροτόντας όπου συνολικά 15 παλιές πολυκατοικίες, οι οποίες χτίστηκαν την δεκαετία του ’60, θα ανακαινιστούν και κυριολεκτικά θα «μεταμορφωθούν».

Στις πρώτες «τυχερές» 15 πολυκατοικίες της περιοχής της Ροτόντας, εκτός από εργασίες βαφής, θα πραγματοποιηθούν και όλες οι απαραίτητες από πολεοδομικής άποψης εργασίες και θα διορθωθεί οτιδήποτε δεν είναι νόμιμο ή νομότυπο. Επίσης, θα αντικατασταθούν οι κεραίες τηλεοράσεων με μία κεντρική, ώστε να μην υφίσταται πλέον το θέαμα του «δάσους» κεραιών.

Great news! The facades of the old polikatoikies surrounding the Rotonda will be renovated by the municipality of Thessaloniki! The large number of TV antennas will be replaced by one central antenna. According to the news item the municipality of Thessaloniki plans to expand this program to other parts of the city.

Also posted here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=466581&page=4

A nice movement...hopefully after all these renovations our blocks of flats will look much better!

I hope I don't ned to emphasize how amazing these photos are. Congratulations again and again and again!!!

Συγχαρητήρια και από εμένα! Υπέροχες φωτογραφίες!
Εχω βρει στην τύχη και εγώ μια πολύ όμορφη!

Congratulations! Magnificent photos of our beautiful city!
I have also found another one, very nice..

http://www.thmmy.gr/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=8886.0;attach=18732;image


Μήπως κάποιος από εσάς την έχει ξαναπετύχει πουθενά? Ψάχνω απεγνωσμένα το/τη δημιουργό της!

If anyone, by chance, knows more about this photo please pm me. I' d like to contact the photographer!

Also posted here:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=466581&page=4

A nice movement...hopefully after all these renovations our blocks of flats will look much better!

Sorry for that! I noticed your post after I had already submitted mine!

Can someone post a photo of the infamous Mustafa Kemal house? This is an extremely important house because in 1955 a Turkish MIT spy (later arrested) torched it and gave the pretext to the September 1955 pogrom by the Turkish Government –sponsored mob of the Christian Greeks in Istanbul. There are only 500 left there today from the 300,000 of before 1955.It is an extremely important house for many reasons .Of course it is also a shrine for all modern Turkish nationalists and General Buyukanit recently visited it to sign a letter to the founder of the Turkish Republic.

In addition, any other Muslim or Jewish building would be good to see to provide completeness.

Lastly, if someone can post a photo of the interior and exterior of the church called " H Panagia Acheiropiitos". In 1436 (6 years after the Muslims had occupied the city), it was the first Christian church to be taken from the Christians by the Muslims and turned into a mosque. In 1936, it was given back to the Christians. Its a very historic church in Thessalonica.It was built in the early Roman period 450-70 A.D. and it is very illustrative of early basilica architecture -- along with St.Demetrios in Thessalonica.

Sorry if you think this is political. However, I think many readers would be fascinated/curious to see these edifices – for better or worse! :)

Please post these photos if you can.Thank you.

Ataturk house in Thessaloniki. It's the Turkish Consulate of the city.

http://p.vtourist.com/1255730-Turkish_Monuments-Thessaloniki.jpghttp://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Museum_Pictures/Spiti_Kemal/View_From_Outside.jpg
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Museum_Pictures/Spiti_Kemal/Kemals_Bedroom.jpg
http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/Museum_Pictures/Spiti_Kemal/Another_Living_Room.jpg

http://www.macedonian-heritage.gr/Museums/History_And_War/Spiti_Kemal.html

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