Anthokomikis Park
Despite its small size, the Anthokomikis Park looks like a garden, with pleasant paths, sitting areas and a playground.
Modern and Contemporary era (1912 - )
1926 It functioned as a place of the Thessaloniki International Fair till WWII.
Ottoman era (1453- 1912)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
This small park covers an area of about 2.1 acres. Despite its small size, it looks like a garden, with pleasant paths, sitting areas and a playground.
What I can't see
The spot has had lot of name changes. Formerly, it was known as “Pedion tou Areos” (=Champ de Mars) as it was used as an excercising field of the army during the Ottoman period. Later it was renamed into “Anthokomikis Park” (=Flower Park), because every May the exhibition of flowers and garden compositions took place in it. Recently, it was given the name “Sophia Vempo Park”, whose statue is located within the park.
Bibliography
Zafeiris Ch. (1997), Θεσσαλονίκης Εγκόλπιον, ιστορία, πολιτισμός, η πόλη σήμερα, γεύσεις, μουσεία, μνημεία, διαδρομές, [Thessaloniki Handbook, history, culture, the city today, flavours, museums, routes], Athens: Exantas
Viewing service of orthophotography, National Cadastre and Mapping,
http://gis.ktimanet.gr/wms/ktbasemap/default.aspx
Lastvisit: 9/9/2015
