Nikis Square is Kozani

Kozani

Kozani is a city in northern Greece, capital of Kozani regional unit and of West Macedonia region. It is located in the western part of Macedonia, in the northern part of the Aliakmonas river valley...

's central square. It is approximately in the middle of the town, 470 km north-west from Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

, 120 km south-west from Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

. Koventaron street is to the north, Tsontza street is to the west, Eirinis avenue is to south and Pavlou Mela street is to the east.

A lot of events take place every year in Nikis square. Many neo-classical buildings lie around it, just like the town hall to the south, the Ermioneion Hotel to the west, and the National bank of Greece

National Bank of Greece

The National Bank of Greece is the oldest and largest commercial banking group in Greece. The group has a particularly strong presence in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean...

 building to the north. Next to the town hall lies the old church of Saint Nicolas

Saint Nicolas

Saint-Nicolas may refer to the following places:-In Belgium:*Saint-Nicolas, Belgium, in the Province of Liège*The French name for Sint-Niklaas, in Province of East Flanders-In France:*Saint-Nicolas, Pas-de-Calais...

, Kozani's patron, and between them stands the clock tower

Clock tower

A clock tower is a tower specifically built with one or more clock faces. Clock towers can be either freestanding or part of a church or municipal building such as a town hall. Some clock towers are not true clock towers having had their clock faces added to an already existing building...

. The clock tower, or Mamatsios (from the last name of the donor of the clock), was built in 1855, and is 26 metres tall. It is the symbol of Kozani and its bells can be heard in most parts of the town centre.

There are some statue

Statue

A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...

s in the square, e.g. the statue of Georgios Sakellarios

Georgios Sakellarios

Georgios Sakellarios was a chief physician at the court of Ali Pasha.He was born in Kozani and studied German and French and also Philosophy in Hungary. In addition to his post at the court, he was an associate of Rigas Ferraios and Perraivos....

, of Georgios Lassanis

Georgios Lassanis

Georgios Lassanis was a scholar and politician from Kozani, Greece.He studied literature and philosophy in Leipzig, then, in 1818, moved to Odessa, where he taught at the Greek community's business school. In Russia he became a member of Filiki Eteria, a secret Greek organisation. In 1820, he...

 and of Bishop Ioakeim.