Syntagma Square (, , "Constitution Square"), is the central square of
Athens. The Square is named after the
Constitution that the first King of Greece
Otto was obliged to grant, after a popular and military uprising on
September 3, 1843. It is located in front of the 19th century
Old Royal Palace, housing the
Greek Parliament since 1934. Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the epicentre of commercial activity and Greek politics.