Renovation
In 2002, the square was renovated, tiles and fountains were renovated, another building in the northwest section was under construction and was completed by Fall of 2004 featuring several shops and escalators and resembling an outdoor mall with shops. The section from Maizonos and Korinthou and Korinthou and Maizonos were closed in order to alleviate traffic congestion which lasted for a couple of years. Traffic lights remain nowadays as pedestrian lights, one of the traffic lights at the older intersection remained, the other two were removed.
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