Namesake | Sophocles |
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Maintained by | Municipality of Athens |
Length | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
From | Pireos Street |
Major junctions | Athinas street |
To | Pesmazoglou street and Aristeidou Street |
Sofokleous Street (Greek: Οδός Σοφοκλέους, Odos Sofokleous) is a street in the downtown part of Athens, the Greek capital.[1] It is named after the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles. The street runs from Pireos Street and ends short from Stadiou Street at Pesmazoglou Street and Aristeidou Street. Until 2007 the Athens Stock Exchange was located in this street, near Aiolou Street on the north side. Further north lies Kotzia Square. The street is approximately 600 m long.
The nearest metro stations are Panepistimio and Omonia.