Agias Sofias metro station (Greek: Αγίας Σοφίας, listenⓘ, lit.
The station is named after the church of Hagia Sophia, located nearby.
[5] Here, as well as at Venizelou, Roman Thessaloniki's marble-clad and column-lined Decumanus Maximus (main east–west avenue), along with shops and houses, was found running along the route of the Via Egnatia (modern Egnatia Street) at 5.4 metres (18 ft) below ground level.
[5] The discovery was so major that it delayed the entire Metro project for years.
[5] Unlike Venizelou, however, the archaeological finds is not kept in situ; they were disassembled and reassembled elsewhere.