What I can see

This central square has a total area of approximately 6 acres and is intersected diagonally by Pavlou Mela Street. In the cafes and restaurants of the square, some of which are historic, we can enjoy the view of the city’s most famous historical landmark, the White Tower. Apart from the monuments of historical figures on the square (e.g. Pavlos Melas), it is worth paying attention to its natural monuments. The more than 240-year-old plane tree has been listed as a natural monument, together with three other plane trees in the city, the oldest of which is more than 830 years old. Moreover, a kind of palm trees has adorned the square for several decades, which also belong to its natural monuments.

What I can't see

The design of the square and other small parks in the area were entrusted to Vassilios Kouremenos (1875-1957), professor of the National Technical University of Athens. The newer name of the square is “Ethnikis Amynis Park – Pavlou Mela”, it is known however as Tsirogianni Square, after Vlassios Tsirogiannis, an officer of the Greek army, who fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897, the Balkan Wars and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919, known in Greece as the “Asia Minor Campaign”.

Info

• Address: Pavlou Mela & Ethnikis Amynis St.

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