The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is opening space for the first construction sites of Line 4 of the Athens metro. The gears that will set in motion the largest construction project in the country, with a budget of 1.8 billion euros, have begun to move. The subway is starting to wake up to get to work, starting in 2022, in the center of the capital after more than fifteen years.
The first spaces in Veikou Avenue, Exarcheion Square, Kolonaki Square, Evangelismos, GNA and Katehaki have been assigned to the Attica Metro, with decisions of the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Costas Karamanlis, published in the Government Gazette. It is noted that Line 4 will transport approximately 340,000 passengers per day, while travel by car is expected to decrease by 53,000 per day.
Unsung Heroes of the Greek War of Independence
“Karaouli” (guard), Theodoros Vryzakis. Public Domain
When one thinks of the Greek War of Independence, the first things that comes to mind are the names: Kolokotronis, Karaiskakis, Papaflessas, Bouboulina, Diakos, and Kanaris.
The next thing that springs to mind are the heroic battles at Gravia Inn, Alamana, Valtetsi, Dervenakia, Navarino.
Yet the 1821 Greek Revolution had many unknown heroes who fought alongside the legendary ones, or fought in their own battles for liberation from the Ottomans.
Some of them are honored, having streets named after them or statues in their birthplace. But many Greeks today have no idea where the name of this or that street comes from. It’s time that was rectified.