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title: The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki
author: Athanasios Fountoukis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15993/the-statue-of-alexander-the-great-thessaloniki/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki

_Authored by [Athanasios Fountoukis](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/foufoufou/)_

## Image File

[![The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15993.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15993.jpg)

## Image Caption

The statue of [Alexander the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Alexander_the_Great/) was erected in 1973 in [Thessaloniki](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thessalonica/), [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/). It was symbolically built to look toward the east, while Mt. Olympus emerges in the background.

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## About the Author

A historian, who acquired a BA degree in History and Ethnology in Greece, and an MA degree in Ancient History in the Netherlands. He is fascinated by the ancient history of maritime and nomadic cultures.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Fountoukis, A. (2022, June 03). The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15993/the-statue-of-alexander-the-great-thessaloniki/>
### Chicago
Fountoukis, Athanasios. "The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 03, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15993/the-statue-of-alexander-the-great-thessaloniki/>.
### MLA
Fountoukis, Athanasios. "The Statue of Alexander the Great, Thessaloniki." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Jun 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15993/the-statue-of-alexander-the-great-thessaloniki/>.

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