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The court house Veria

Tsiompanoglou Katerina Tsalouhidou Stephania Tsanakas Kostas 6 th Grade 3 rd Primary School, Veria 2010 - 2011. The court house Veria. It was built by the Ottomans during the end of their domination. It used to be its government/justice house. Today it is the Law Court of the town.

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The court house Veria

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  1. TsiompanoglouKaterina TsalouhidouStephania Tsanakas Kostas 6th Grade 3rd Primary School, Veria 2010 - 2011 The court houseVeria

  2. It was built by the Ottomans during the end of their domination. It used to be its government/justicehouse. • Today it is the Law Court of the town. • It is situated near the most famous square in town, Orologiou or Raktivan square. • The Ottomans surrendered Veria back to Greeks at this position in 1912 during the Balkan Wars. The Court House

  3. The surrender of the town to greeks.October 1912

  4. description • It concerns a neoclassic building of the 19th century’s end and the very early 20th century. • Its architecture is imposing, with a splendid internal and external decoration. It is double-decker with a tiled roof. • It has an rectangle ground plan in the shape of a cross. The entrance is pointed out by the marble stairwell.

  5. The Orologiou square in 1914. The Court House is the first building on the left. In the centre of the picture you can see the stone clock.

  6. The old stone clock.

  7. The Orologiou square in 1930.On the right, you can see the Court House.

  8. In 1960’s

  9. The Court House today

  10. The main entrance

  11. A courtroom

  12. A better view of a courtroom

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