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A town square (or public square, urban square, or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, and which is used for community gatherings. A square in a city may be called a city square. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.
Old Town Square (Stary Rynek) Red Square (Czerwony Rynek) Freedom Square (Plac Wolności) – Olecko, largest market square in Poland; Old Market Square (Stary Rynek) – Poznań; Plac Grunwaldzki – Szczecin; In Toruń: Old Town Market Square (Rynek Staromiejski), UNESCO World Heritage Site; New Town Market Square (Rynek Nowomiejski), UNESCO ...
St. James's Square, c. 1722 Fitzroy Square. Squares have long been a feature of London and come in numerous identifiable forms. The landscaping spectrum of squares stretches from those with more hardscape, constituting town squares (also known as city squares)—to those with communal gardens, for which London is a major international exponent, known as garden squares.
Throughout its history it has also been known as Court House Square and Post Office Square; the present Tomochichi Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is adjacent to the west. [12] The square is the burial site of Tomochichi, a leader of the Creek nation of Native Americans. Tomochichi was a trusted friend of James Oglethorpe and assisted him ...
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American universities are our town squares. They are bastions of free speech with extended networks of alumni and supporters. ... History has bequeathed us a messy and often ugly world. Human ...
Town squares — including city squares, civic centers, urban squares, plazas (Spanish language), and piazzas (Italian language). Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
The tiny town of Strong, population 1,156, in Franklin County was the "toothpick capital of the world." ... The history of toothpicks. ... The Forster firm invented toothpicks with square middles ...