{"id":1265,"date":"2026-01-13T09:01:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T09:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/?p=1265"},"modified":"2026-01-20T07:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:46:27","slug":"eleftheria-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/eleftheria-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleftheria Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Plateia Eleftherias<\/strong> (Eleftheria Square), located in the center of Nicosia, is the capital&#8217;s primary public space and a striking example of modern urban design. Historically known as Metaxas Square, it was renamed &#8220;Eleftheria&#8221; (Freedom) in 1974 and has since served as a symbolic point of unity for the divided capital, hosting major political rallies and cultural festivals. The square was dramatically redesigned by the renowned <strong>Zaha Hadid Architects<\/strong>, transforming it into a futuristic landmark defined by fluid curves and seamless connectivity. The structure features two distinct levels: an upper pedestrian bridge paved in granite that offers panoramic views of the historic Venetian Walls, and a lower level where the ancient dry moat has been converted into a tranquil urban park with promenades, water features, and gardens. This innovative design creates a &#8220;green belt&#8221; around the old city, effectively linking the historic walled center with the modern metropolis outside.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plateia Eleftherias (Eleftheria Square), located in the center of Nicosia, is the capital&#8217;s primary public space and a striking example of modern urban design. Historically..<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1273,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1265"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1302,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1265\/revisions\/1302"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getpolitical-project.eu\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}