What I can see

The Kaftanzoglio Stadium, along with its supporting venues, occupies an area of 106,534 square metres. After its renovation for the Athens Olympics in 2004, its capacity was reduced to 28,200 seats. Apart from the track and the football pitch, it includes a gym of indoor track-and-field, training rooms, a four-storey building with offices, suites, guest-rooms, a press room and spaces to accommodate journalists. It is also home to several sports clubs and is open to the public, which makes it a major sporting landmark for the people of Thessaloniki.

What I can't see

Although we all say “Kaftatzoglio”, the correct name is “Kaftanzoglio”, after Lysimachos Kaftanzoglou, a diplomat and lawyer from Thessaloniki and the father of the famous architect Lyssandros Kaftanzoglou. The Kaftanzoglou family made the donation for the stadium’s construction, which was designed by Georgios Pantzaris. Before the recent renovation, its capacity reached 40,000 seats, which made it the largest stadium in the country until 1982, when the Olympic Stadium in Athens was built. Moreover, this was the sports arena that hosted the first event of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. Nowadays, it hosts the headquarters of one of Thessaloniki’s greatest football teams.

Info

• Address: Ag. Dimitriou St. extension
• Postal Code : 54638
• Phone: +30 2310 200082
• Website: http://www.kaftanzoglio.gr/

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