square

Also known as public square, city square, town square, plaza, piazza, urban square, maydon, pedestrian plaza

open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and often located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares

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A square is an open public space in a city or town, typically rectangular in shape and surrounded by buildings, often where multiple streets meet. Squares matter because they serve as gathering places and community centers within urban areas.

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Image: St Peter's Square, Vatican City - April 2007.jpg

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Commons category: Urban squares
equivalent class: dbpedia.org/ontology/Square
OpenStreetMap tag: place=square
short name: pl.
P8168: Dziegietnia
Commons gallery: Urban squares

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Piazza della Signoria, in Florence, Italy, a historic example of a traditional public square Announcement of the establishment of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs on Congress Square in 1918 The Saint Peter's Square is the heart of the Greek city of Argos.

A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.