Architecture
On Omonoia Square two former hotels designed by the German-Greek architect Ernst Ziller in the late 1870s stand ; the "Bagkeion" and the "Megas Alexandros". Its most recognsable modern landmark is the artistic structure named "Five Circles", created by the Greek sculptor George Zongolopoulos and placed in the square in 2001. This stainless steel structure, with a height of 15 metres, was initially mounted in running water, transforming its five circles into movement, and making it the most famous landmark of the square. Following Euro 2004 enthusiastic Greek football fans climbed atop its most well-known landmark.
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