List of city squares
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The following is a partial list of prominent city squares:
Contents
- 1 Africa
- 2 Asia
- 3 Australia and Oceania
- 4 Europe
- 4.1 Albania
- 4.2 Armenia
- 4.3 Azerbaijan
- 4.4 Austria
- 4.5 Belgium
- 4.6 Bulgaria
- 4.7 Croatia
- 4.8 Cyprus
- 4.9 Czech Republic
- 4.10 Denmark
- 4.11 Estonia
- 4.12 Finland
- 4.13 France
- 4.14 Georgia
- 4.15 Germany
- 4.16 Gibraltar
- 4.17 Greece
- 4.18 Hungary
- 4.19 Ireland
- 4.20 Italy
- 4.21 Luxembourg
- 4.22 Macedonia
- 4.23 Malta
- 4.24 Montenegro
- 4.25 Netherlands
- 4.26 Norway
- 4.27 Poland
- 4.28 Portugal
- 4.29 Romania
- 4.30 Russia
- 4.31 Serbia
- 4.32 Slovakia
- 4.33 Slovenia
- 4.34 Spain
- 4.35 Sweden
- 4.36 Switzerland
- 4.37 Turkey
- 4.38 Ukraine
- 4.39 United Kingdom
- 4.40 Vatican City
- 5 North America
- 6 South America
- 7 See also
- 8 References
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Africa
Egypt
Morocco
South Africa
Ghana
Zimbabwe
Asia
China
Hong Kong
- Civic Square – Admiralty
- Umbrella Square – Admiralty
- Connaught Place – Central
- Edinburgh Place – Central
- Statue Square – Central
- Yue Man Square – Kwun Tong
- Sheung Wan Fong – Sheung Wan
- Golden Bauhinia Square – Wan Chai
India
Indonesia
Iran
- Naghsh-e Jahan Square – Isfahan
- Haram-i Motahhar[citation needed] – Mashhad
- Namazi Square – Shiraz
- Azadi Square – Tehran
Israel
Lebanon
- Martyrs' Square – Beirut
- Nejme Square – Beirut
Nepal
- Asan – Kathmandu
- Maru – Kathmandu
- Indra Chok – Kathmandu
Philippines
Thailand
- Royal Plaza – Bangkok
- Sanam Luang – Bangkok
- Tha Phae Gate square[citation needed] – Chiangmai
- Suranaree Square[citation needed] – Nakhon Ratchasima
Vietnam
North Korea
Malaysia
- Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru – Johor
- Dataran Merdeka (Merdeka Square) – Kuala Lumpur
- National Heroes Square – Putrajaya
- Putrajaya Independence Square – Putrajaya
- Sibu Town Square[1] – Sibu, Sarawak
South Korea
- Gwanghwamun Plaza – Seoul[2]
- Seoul Plaza – Seoul
Australia and Oceania
Australia
- In Adelaide:
- ANZAC Square – Brisbane
- Cathedral Square – Brisbane
- King George Square – Brisbane
- Kings Square – Fremantle
- Moseley Square – Glenelg
- City Square – Melbourne
- Federation Square – Melbourne
- Russell Square – Perth
- Victoria Square – Perth
- Wellington Square – Perth
- Taylor Square – Sydney
Fiji
French Polynesia
- To'ata Square (Place To'ata) – Papeete, Tahiti
- Vai'ete Square (Place Vai'ete) – Papeete, Tahiti
New Zealand
- Aotea Square – Auckland
- Khartoum Place – Auckland
- St Patrick's Square – Auckland
- Cathedral Square – Christchurch
- Victoria Square – Christchurch
- Anzac Square – Dunedin
- The Octagon – Dunedin
- The Square – Palmerston North
- Civic Square – Wellington
Europe
Albania
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Austria
Belgium
- Handschoenmarkt – Antwerp[3]
- Grote Markt – Antwerp[4]
- St. Jans Vliet – Antwerp[5]
- Grand Place – Brussels
- Luxembourg Square – Brussels
- Grote markt Sint-Niklaas – Sint-Niklaas[6]
Bulgaria
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- Stochna Gara Square – Plovdiv
- In Sofia:
- St. Alexander Nevski Square (the area around the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral)
- Atanas Burov Square (the square in front of the Presidency)
- Baba Nedelya Square
- Bulgaria Square (the square in front of the National Palace of Culture)
- Stochna Gara Square
- Nezavisimost Square (The Largo)
- Predgarov Square (in front of the Central railway station)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi Square
- Pencho Slaveykov Square (sometimes called only Slaveykov)
- Pametnika Levski Square (the area around the Vassil Levski monument)
- Orlov Most Square
- Lavov Most Square
- Narodno Sabranie Square (National Assembly)
- Macedonia Square
Croatia
- In Zagreb:
- Ban Jelačić Square
- Eugen Kvaternik Square
- Žrtava Fašizma Square
- Franjo Tuđman Square
- Zrinjski Square [7]
- King Tomislav Square
- King Petar Krešimir IV Square
- King Petar Svačić Square
- Juraj Strossmayer Square
- Ante Starčević Square
- Marko Marulić Square
- Mažuranić Square
- Marshal Tito Square
- Roosevelt Square
- Trešnjevački Square
- Francuske Republike Square
Cyprus
For a full list of main squares in Cyprus see Plateia.
- Eleftheria square (πλατεία Ελευθερίας) – Nicosia
Czech Republic
- Old Town Square (Staroměstské náměstí) – Prague
- Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) – Prague
- Jan Palach Square (Náměstí Jana Palacha) – Prague
Denmark
Estonia
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- Central Square (Keskväljak) – Kärdla
- Leiger's Square (Leigri väljak) – Kärdla
- Virula Square (Virula väljak) – Kohtla-Järve
- Peter's Square (Peetri plats) – Narva
- Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats) – Narva
- Central Square (Keskväljak) – Paide
- Central Square (Keskväljak) – Pärnu
- Youth Square (Noorte väljak) – Pärnu
- In Tallinn:
- Iceland's Square (Islandi väljak)
- Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats)
- Theatre's Square (Teatri väljak)
- Towers' Square (Tornide väljak)
- Freedom Square (Vabaduse väljak)
- Viru Square (Viru väljak)
- Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats) – Tartu
Finland
- In Helsinki:
- Market Square, Helsinki (Kauppatori, Salutorget)
- Rautatientori
- Järnvägstorget (Railway Square in English)
- Helsinki Senate Square (Senaatintori, Senatstorget)
- Market Square – Oulu
- Tampere Central Square (Keskustori) – Tampere
- Market Square – Turku
France
- Place des Quinconces – Bordeaux
- Grand'Place – Lille
- Place Bellecour – Lyon
- Place de la Comédie – Montpellier
- Place Stanislas – Nancy
- Place Masséna – Nice
- In Paris:
- Place Kléber – Strasbourg
- Place du Capitole – Toulouse
Georgia
Germany
- In Berlin:
- Domshof – Bremen
- Marktplatz – Bremen
- In Cologne:
- In Dortmund:
- Altmarkt – Dresden
- Neumarkt – Dresden
- Schlossplatz – Dresden
- Opernplatz – Frankfurt
- Römerberg – Frankfurt
- Spielbudenplatz – Hamburg
- Marktplatz – Hildesheim
- Augustusplatz – Leipzig
- In Munich:
Gibraltar
Greece
For a full list of main squares in Greece see Plateia
- Syntagma Square – Athens
- Omonoia Square – Athens
- Kolonaki Square – Athens
- Kotzia Square – Athens
- Kypselis Square[citation needed] – Athens
- Central Market Square ("Agora") – Chania
- Constitution Square – Nafplion
- Georgiou I Square – Patras
- Ippokratous Square[citation needed] – Rhodes
- Aristotelous Square – Thessaloniki
Hungary
- In Budapest:
- John Paul II Square (57,600 m²)
- Elisabeth Square (43,200 m²)
- Square of the '56-ers (36,500 m²)
- Heroes' Square
- Kossuth Lajos Square
- Széll Kálmán Square
- Móricz Zsigmond Circus
- Kosztolányi Dezső Square
- Flórián Square
- Batthyány Square
- Szent Gellért Square
- Astoria
- Blaha Lujza Square
- Kálvin Square
- Oktogon
- Baross Square
- Nyugati Square
- Lehel Square
- Liberty Square
- Örs vezér Square[8]
Ireland
- In Dublin:
- Eyre Square – Galway
Italy
- Piazza del Popolo – Ascoli Piceno
- Piazza Vecchia – Bergamo
- Piazza Maggiore – Bologna
- Piazza della Loggia – Brescia
- Piazza del Duomo – Catania
- In Florence:
- Piazza Saffi – Forlì
- Piazza De Ferrari – Genoa
- Piazza della Vittoria – Gorizia
- Piazza della Transalpina – Gorizia
- Piazza Dante – Grosseto
- Piazza del Duomo – L'Aquila
- Piazza del Duomo – Lecce
- Piazza della Vittoria – Lodi, Lombardy
- Piazza dell'Anfiteatro – Lucca
- Piazza Sordello – Mantua
- Piazza delle Erbe – Mantua
- In Milan:
- Piazza del Duomo – Messina
- Piazza Grande – Modena
- Piazza del Plebiscito – Naples
- Piazza Dante – Naples
- Piazza dei Martiri – Naples
- Piazza Cavalli – Piacenza
- Piazza dei Miracoli – Pisa
- Piazza delle Gondole – Pisa
- Knights' Square (Pisa) – Pisa
- Prato della Valle – Padua
- Quattro Canti – Palermo
- Piazza Pretoria – Palermo
- Piazza del Duomo – Parma
- Piazza del Popolo – Ravenna
- Piazza Rotonda – Reggio di Calabria
- In Rome:
- Piazza del Popolo
- Piazza di Spagna
- Piazza Navona
- Piazza del Campidoglio
- Piazza Cavour
- Piazza Venezia
- Piazza Barberini
- Piazza Colonna
- Piazza del Quirinale
- Piazza della Minerva
- Piazza della Rotonda
- Piazza dell'Esquilino
- Piazza Di Santa Maria
- Piazza Mattei
- Piazza Farnese
- Piazza di Monte Citorio
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- Piazza della Cisterna – San Gimignano
- Piazza della Concordia – Salerno
- Piazza d'Italia – Sassari
- Piazza del Campo – Siena
- Piazza del Duomo – Syracuse
- Piazza Archimede – Syracuse
- Piazza Unità d'Italia – Trieste
- In Turin:
- Piazza San Marco – Venice
- Piazza delle Erbe – Verona
- Piazza Bra – Verona
- Piazza dei Signori – Vicenza
Luxembourg
- Place Guillaume II – Luxembourg City
- Place des Martyrs – Luxembourg City
Macedonia
Malta
For a full list of main squares in Malta visit List of Squares in Malta.
- Victory Square, Birgu (Misraħ ir-Rebħa) – Birgu
- St Helen's Square (Misraħ Santa Liena) – Birkirkara
- Gavino Gulia Square (Misraħ Gavino Gulia) – Cospicua
- Reggie Miller Square (Wesgħa Reggie Miller) – Fgura
- Scicluna Square (Pjazza Memè Scicluna) – Gżira
- St Paul Square, Hamrun (Pjazza San Pawl) – Ħamrun
- Rotunda Square (Pjazza tar-Rotunda) – Mosta
- Paola Square (Pjazza Antoine de Paule) – Paola
- Maempel Square (Pjazza Federico Maempel) – Qormi
- Balluta Square (Misraħ il-Balluta) – San Ġiljan
- Lourdes Square (Misraħ Lourdes) – San Ġwann
- Bay Square (Misraħ il-Bajja) – San Pawl il-Baħar (Buġibba)
- Pope Benedict XV Square (Misraħ il-Papa Benedittu XV) – Senglea
- St. Anne Square (Pjazza Sant' Anna) – Sliema
- St John's Square (Misraħ San Ġwann) – Valletta
- St. George's Square (Misraħ San Ġorġ or Misraħ il-Palazz) – Valletta
- Independence Square (It-Tokk) – Victoria
- Our Lady Square (Misraħ tal-Madonna Medjatriċi) – Żabbar
- Republic Square (Misraħ ir-Repubblika) – Żejtun
- Republic Square (Misraħ ir-Repubblika) – Żurrieq
Montenegro
- Court Square – Cetinje
- Square of Arms – Kotor
- Republic Square – Podgorica
- Roman Square – Podgorica
Netherlands
- Dam Square – Amsterdam
- Kromboomslot – Amsterdam[9]
- Beestenmarkt – Delft[10]
- Grote Markt – Gouda[11]
- Keizer Karelplein – Maastricht[12]
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein – Maastricht
- Coolsingel – Rotterdam[13]
- Oberblaak – Rotterdam[14]
- Grotemarkt – Schiedam[15]
- Scherminkelstraat – Vlissingen[16]
- Kraanplein – Zierikzee[17]
Norway
- The City Hall Square – Oslo
- Stortorget[citation needed] – Oslo
- Jernbanetorget – Oslo
- Youngstorget – Oslo
- Torget[citation needed] – Stavanger
- Torget[citation needed] – Trondheim
Poland
- Main Market Square – Kraków
- Old Town Square – Łódź
- Red Square – Łódź
- Plac Grunwaldzki – Szczecin
- In Warsaw:
- Old Town Market Place
- Plac Bankowy (Bank Square)
- Plac Defilad (Parade Square)
- Plac Grunwaldzki
- Plac Konstytucji (Constitution Square)
- Plac Powstańców Warszawy (Warsaw Uprising Square)
- Plac Piłsudskiego (Piłsudski Square)
- Plac Trzech Krzyży (Three Crosses Square)
- Plac Wilsona (Wilson Square)
- Plac Zamkowy (Castle Square)
- Plac Zbawiciela (Savior Square)
- Plac Grunwaldzki, Wrocław – Wrocław
- Market Square – Wrocław
Portugal
- Praça do Giraldo – Évora
- In Lisbon:
- Rotunda da Boavista – Oporto
- Praça do Almada – Póvoa de Varzim
- Passeio Alegre – Póvoa de Varzim
- Praça da Liberdade – Porto
Romania
- University Square – Bucharest
- Unirii Square – Bucharest
Russia
- In Moscow:
- In St Petersburg:
Serbia
- Republic Square – Belgrade
- Nikola Pašić Square – Belgrade
- Students' Square – Belgrade
- Terazije – Belgrade [18]
Slovakia
- Hlavné námestie – Bratislava
- Hviezdoslavovo námestie – Bratislava
Slovenia
- Congress Square – Ljubljana
- Prešeren Square – Ljubljana
- Tartini Square – Piran
Spain
- Plaça de Catalunya – Barcelona
- Plaça Sant Jaume – Barcelona
- Plaça d'Espanya – Barcelona
- Plaça Reial – Barcelona
- Plaza Mayor – Madrid
- Puerta del Sol – Madrid
- Plaza de España – Madrid
- Plaza de Colón – Madrid
- Plaza del Castillo – Pamplona
- Plaza Mayor – Salamanca
- Praza do Obradoiro – Santiago de Compostela
- Plaza de España – Seville
- Plaza San Francisco – Seville
- Plaza de Zocodover – Toledo
- Plaza Mayor – Valladolid
- Plaza del Pilar – Zaragoza
Sweden
- Götaplatsen – Gothenburg
- Järntorget – Gothenburg
- Korsvägen – Gothenburg
- Kungsportsplatsen – Gothenburg
- Norrmalmstorg – Stockholm
- Sergels Torg – Stockholm
- Medborgarplatsen – Stockholm
- Norrmalmstorg – Stockholm
Switzerland
- Rathausplatz – Aarau
- Barfüsserplatz – Basel
- Münsterplatz – Basel
- Bubenbergplatz – Bern
- Bundesplatz – Bern
- Helvetiaplatz – Bern
- Kornplatz – Chur
- Place Georges-Python – Fribourg
- Place du Bourg-de-Four – Geneva
- Place Neuve – Geneva
- Plaine de Plainpalais – Geneva
- Place de la Palud – Lausanne
- Place St-François – Lausanne
- Piazza Grande – Locarno
- Piazza Riforma – Lugano
- Place des Halles – Neuchâtel
- Place Pury – Neuchâtel
- Lindenhof – Rapperswil
- Marktplatz – St. Gallen
- In Zürich:
Turkey
- Kızılay Square[citation needed] – Ankara
- Taksim Square – Istanbul
- Sultanahmet Square – Istanbul
- Konak Square – Izmir
Ukraine
- Freedom Square – Kharkiv
- Freedom Square[citation needed] – Kherson
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti – Kiev
- European Square – Kiev
- Ploshcha Rynok – Lviv
- Semi-Circular Square[citation needed] – Odessa
United Kingdom
England
- For a full list of squares in London, see Category:Squares in London by borough
- In Birmingham:
- Centenary Square – Bradford
- Millennium Square – Bristol
- Portland Square – Bristol
- Queen Square – Bristol
- City Square – Leeds
- Dortmund Square – Leeds
- Park Square – Leeds
- Millennium Square – Leeds
- St Mark's Square – Lincoln
- St John's Gardens – Liverpool
- Trafalgar Square – London
- Horse Guards Parade – London
- Piccadilly Circus – London
- Leicester Square – London
- Covent Market
- In Manchester:
- Station Square – Milton Keynes
- Queen's Court – Milton Keynes
- Eldon Square – Newcastle upon Tyne
- Market Square – Northampton
- Old Market Square – Nottingham
- In Sheffield:
- St Georges Square – Sutton Coldfield
- Lemon Quay – Truro
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
- Central Square – Cardiff
- Callaghan Square – Cardiff
- Roald Dahl Plass – Cardiff
- Castle Square – Swansea
- St Mary's Square – Swansea
Vatican City
North America
Barbados
- National Heroes Square – Bridgetown
- Independence Square – Bridgetown
Canada
- Garden Square – Brampton, Ontario
- Olympic Plaza – Calgary, Alberta
- Churchill Square – Edmonton, Alberta
- Grand Parade – Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Celebration Square – Mississauga, Ontario
- In Montreal, Quebec:
- Confederation Square – Ottawa, Ontario
- Civic Plaza – Prince George, British Columbia
- Place D'Youville – Quebec City, Quebec
- In Toronto, Ontario:
- Robson Square – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Victory Square – Vancouver, British Columbia
- Market Square – Victoria, British Columbia
- In Winnipeg, Manitoba:
Cuba
- Parque Marti – Cienfuegos[19]
- In Havana:
- Plazuela de Segarte – Trinidad[24]
- Plazuela del Jigüe – Trinidad[25]
- Plaza Mayor – Trinidad[26]
Haiti
- Place Boyer – Pétionville, Port-au-Prince
- Place Saint-Pierre – Pétionville, Port-au-Prince
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America
- Empire State Plaza – Albany, New York
- Kenmore Square – Boston, Massachusetts
- Copley Square – Boston, Massachusetts
- Post Office Square – Boston, Massachusetts
- Freedom Square – Boston, Massachusetts
- Lafayette Square – Buffalo, New York
- Niagara Square – Buffalo, New York
- Harvard Square – Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Inman Square – Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Kendall Square – Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Daley Plaza – Chicago, Illinois
- Fountain Square – Cincinnati, Ohio
- Public Square – Cleveland, Ohio
- Dealey Plaza – Dallas, Texas
- Campus Martius Park – Detroit, Michigan
- Old Town Square – Fort Collins, Colorado
- Market Square – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Monument Circle – Indianapolis, Indiana
- Bergen Square and Journal Square – Jersey City, New Jersey
- Market Square – Knoxville, Tennessee
- Pershing Square – Los Angeles, California
- New Haven Green – New Haven, Connecticut
- Jackson Square – New Orleans, Louisiana
- In New York City, New York:
- Market Square – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
- Pioneer Courthouse Square – Portland, Oregon
- Kennedy Plaza – Providence, Rhode Island
- Portsmouth Square – San Francisco, California
- Union Square – San Francisco, California
- Davis Square – Somerville, Massachusetts
- Porter Square – Somerville, Massachusetts
- Sullivan Square – Somerville, Massachusetts
- Union Square – Somerville, Massachusetts
- Court Square – Springfield, Massachusetts
- Stearns Square – Springfield, Massachusetts
- Sugar Land Town Square – Sugar Land, Texas
- Taunton Green – Taunton, Massachusetts
- Farragut Square – Washington, D.C.
- L'Enfant Plaza – Washington, D.C.
- McPherson Square – Washington, D.C.
- Mount Vernon Square – Washington, D.C.
- Public Square – Watertown, New York
- Woodstock Square – Woodstock, Illinois
- Getty Square – Yonkers, New York
South America
Argentina
- In Buenos Aires
- In Rosario
Brazil
- Praça dos Três Poderes (Three Powers Square) – Brasília
- Praça dos Girassóis (Square of the Sunflowers) – Palmas
- Praça da República – Rio de Janeiro
- Praça Quinze de Novembro – Rio de Janeiro
- Largo da Carioca – Rio de Janeiro
- Praça da República – São Paulo
- Pátio do Colégio – São Paulo
Chile
- Plaza de la Independencia – Concepción
- Plaza de Armas – Santiago
- Plaza Italia – Santiago
- Plaza Victoria – Valparaíso
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Uruguay
See also
References
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- ↑ St. Jans Vliet, Antwerpen, Belgium, urbansquares.com. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
- ↑ nl:Grote Markt (Sint-Niklaas)
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