Editing Pylos (section)

=== The central square of the Three Admirals ===
[[File:Pylos, Monument to the Battle of Navarino.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Monument to the Battle of Navarino in the central square of the Three Admirals in Pylos]]Also built by French troops of the [[Morea expedition]] in 1829, the central square of Pylos is characterized by its triangular geometric pattern, one of the sides of which opens onto the sea and the port of Pylos, and whose two other sides are bordered by covered galleries with [[Arcade (architecture)|arcades]], built with a succession of contiguous [[arch]]es, each supported by a [[colonnade]], recalling the architecture of the central squares of the [[bastide]]s of Southwest France and those of the cities of the [[Ionian Islands]] (such as [[Corfu]]).<ref name=":21" /> These galleries are home to many small markets and businesses, as well as traditional and more modern cafes and restaurants. Most of their terraces extend over the square itself, which is shaded by several hundred-year-old [[Platanus|plane trees]]. In the center, surrounded by two majestic [[Phoenix (plant)|phoenix]], is a monument commemorating the [[battle of Navarino]], an [[obelisk]] dedicated to the victory of the Allied fleets and their three [[admiral]]s, the British [[Edward Codrington]], the French [[Henri de Rigny]] and the Russian [[Lodewijk van Heiden]].