List of city squares

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Republic Square in Yerevan at night.

The following is a partial list of prominent city squares:

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by with reliable sources.

Africa[]

Egypt[]

  • Tahrir Square – Cairoin M

Ethiopia[]

Morocco[]

  • Djemaa el Fna – Marrakech

South Africa[]

  • Grand Parade – Cape Town
  • Greenmarket Square – Cape Town
  • Church Square – Pretoria

Ghana[]

Zimbabwe[]

  • Ascot Piazza – Bulawayo
  • Mzilikazi Square – Bulawayo
  • Africa Unity Square – Harare

Asia[]

Hong Kong[]

  • Civic Square – Admiralty
  • Connaught Place – Central
  • Edinburgh Place – Central
  • Jockey Club Town Square – Yuen Long
  • Statue Square – Central
  • Yue Man Square – Kwun Tong
  • – Sheung Wan
  • Golden Bauhinia Square – Wan Chai
  • – Tuen Mun

India[]

  • Dalhousie Square – Kolkata
  • India Gate Complex, New Delhi
  • Connaught Place, New Delhi
  • New Market, Kolkata
  • , Jaipur
  • , Ahmedabad
  • Maharaj Bada, Gwalior
  • Rajwada, indore
  • Ghantaghar, kanpur
  • Auroville
  • Central Square, Chennai
  • , Chennai
  • , Madurai
  • , Trichy
  • , Tanjore
  • , Erode
  • (), Kotagiri
  • , Kanyakumari
  • ,Jamshedpur

Indonesia[]

  • Medan Merdeka (Merdeka Square) – Jakarta

Iran[]

  • Naghsh-e Jahan Square – Isfahan
  • [citation needed] – Mashhad
  • Namazi Square – Shiraz
  • Azadi Square – Tehran

Israel[]

Japan[]

  • Imperial Palace Square – Tokyo

Kazakhstan[]

Mainland China[]

North Korea[]

  • Kim Il Sung Square – Pyongyang

South Korea[]

Lebanon[]

Malaysia[]

  • Dataran Bandaraya Johor Bahru – Johor
  • Dataran Merdeka (Merdeka Square) – Kuala Lumpur
  • Esplanade – George Town, Penang
  • National Heroes Square – Putrajaya
  • Putrajaya Independence Square – Putrajaya
  • [2] – Sibu, Sarawak

Mongolia[]

  • Sükhbaatar Square – Ulaanbaatar
  • Tsedenbal Square – Ulaanbaatar
  • Zhukov Square – Ulaanbaatar
  • Independence Square – Choibalsan

Nepal[]

  • Asan – Kathmandu
  • Maru – Kathmandu
  • Indra Chok – Kathmandu

Philippines[]

Taiwan[]

  • – Taipei
  • Liberty Square – Taipei
  • Nishi Honganji Square – Taipei

Tajikistan[]

  • Dousti Square – Dushanbe

Turkmenistan[]

  • Garaşsyzlyk Square – Ashgabat

Thailand[]

  • Royal Plaza – Bangkok
  • Sanam Luang – Bangkok
  • square[citation needed] – Chiangmai
  • [citation needed] – Nakhon Ratchasima

Vietnam[]

  • Ba Dinh Square – Hanoi
  • – Hanoi
  • Labour Square – Hanoi
  • – Hanoi
  • – Ho Chi Minh City

Australia and Oceania[]

Australia[]

  • In Adelaide:
    • Hindmarsh Square
    • Hurtle Square
    • Light Square
    • Victoria Square
    • Wellington Square, North Adelaide
    • Whitmore Square
  • ANZAC 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
  • Martin Place – Sydney
  • Queen's Square – Sydney

Fiji[]

  • – Suva

French Polynesia[]

  • (Place To'ata) – Papeete, Tahiti
  • (Place Vai'ete) – Papeete, Tahiti

New Zealand[]

  • Aotea Square – Auckland
  • Khartoum Place – Auckland
  • – Auckland
  • Cathedral Square – Christchurch
  • Victoria Square – Christchurch
  • Anzac Square – Dunedin
  • The Octagon – Dunedin
  • The Square – Palmerston North
  • Civic Square – Wellington

Europe[]

Albania[]

  • Skanderbeg Square – Tirana

Armenia[]

Azerbaijan[]

  • Freedom Square – Baku
  • [citation needed] – Baku

Austria[]

  • Heldenplatz – Vienna
  • Mexikoplatz – Vienna
  • Naschmarkt – Vienna
  • Rathausplatz – Vienna
  • Stephansplatz – Vienna

Belgium[]

  • – Antwerp[3]
  • Grote Markt – Antwerp[4]
  • – Antwerp[5]
  • Grand Place – Brussels
  • Luxembourg Square – Brussels
  • – Sint-Niklaas[6]

Bulgaria[]

  • – Plovdiv
  • In Sofia:
    • Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square
    • (the area around the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral)
    • (the square in front of the Presidency)
    • (the square in front of the National Palace of Culture)
    • Macedonia Square
    • (The Largo)
    • (in front of the Central railway station)
    • (sometimes called only Slaveykov)
    • (the area around the Vassil Levski monument)
    • Orlov Most Square
    • Lavov Most Square
    • (National Assembly)

Croatia[]

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[]

  • (Keskväljak) – Kärdla
  • (Leigri väljak) – Kärdla
  • (Virula väljak) – Kohtla-Järve
  • (Peetri plats) – Narva
  • (Raekoja plats) – Narva
  • (Keskväljak) – Paide
  • (Keskväljak) – Pärnu
  • Youth Square (Noorte väljak) – Pärnu
  • In Tallinn:
    • (Islandi väljak)
    • Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats)
    • (Teatri väljak)
    • (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/ (Railway Square in English)
    • Helsinki Senate Square (Senaatintori, Senatstorget)
    • (Töölöntori, Tölö torg)
    • (Hakaniemen tori, Hagnäs torg)
    • (Hietalahden tori, Sandvikens torg)
    • (Fredrikintori, Fredrikstorget)
    • (Vaasanpuistikko, Vasaskvären)
  • In Tampere:
  • Market Square – Turku
  • Market Square – Oulu
  • Market Square – Kuopio
  • In Vaasa:
    • (Kauppatori, Salutorget)
    • (Palosaaren tori, Brändö torg)
    • (Kasarmintori, Kaserntorget)

France[]

Georgia[]

Germany[]

  • In Berlin:
    • Alexanderplatz
    • Breitscheidplatz
    • Gendarmenmarkt
    • John-F.-Kennedy-Platz
    • Platz der Republik
    • Potsdamer Platz
    • Schlossplatz
  • Domshof – Bremen
  • Marktplatz – Bremen
  • In Cologne:
  • In Dortmund:
    • Borsigplatz
    • Nordmarkt
  • – Dresden
  • Neumarkt – Dresden
  • Schlossplatz – Dresden
  • Konstablerwache – Frankfurt
  • Opernplatz – Frankfurt
  • Römerberg (Frankfurt) – Frankfurt
  • Spielbudenplatz – Hamburg
  • Marktplatz – Hildesheim
  • Augustusplatz – Leipzig
  • In Munich:

Gibraltar[]

  • Cathedral Square
  • Grand Casemates Square
  • John Mackintosh Square

Greece[]

For a full list of main squares in Greece see Plateia

  • Syntagma Square – Athens
  • Omonoia Square – Athens
  • Kolonaki Square – Athens
  • Kotzia Square – Athens
  • [citation needed] – Athens
  • – Chania
  • – Nafplion
  • Georgiou I Square – Patras
  • [citation needed] – Rhodes
  • Aristotelous Square – Thessaloniki
  • Spianada Square – Corfu (city)

Hungary[]

Ireland[]

  • In Dublin:
  • Eyre Square – Galway

Italy[]

Kosovo[]

Latvia[]

  • – Riga

Lithuania[]

  • Cathedral Square – Vilnius

Luxembourg[]

North Macedonia[]

Malta[]

For a full list of main squares in Malta visit List of Squares in Malta.

  • (Misraħ ir-Rebħa) – Birgu
  • (Misraħ Santa Liena) – Birkirkara
  • (Misraħ Gavino Gulia) – Cospicua
  • (Wesgħa Reggie Miller) – Fgura
  • (Pjazza Memè Scicluna) – Gżira
  • (Pjazza San Pawl) – Ħamrun
  • (Pjazza tar-Rotunda) – Mosta
  • (Pjazza Antoine de Paule) – Paola
  • (Pjazza Federico Maempel) – Qormi
  • (Misraħ il-Balluta) – San Ġiljan
  • (Misraħ Lourdes) – San Ġwann
  • (Misraħ il-Bajja) – San Pawl il-Baħar (Buġibba)
  • (Misraħ il-Papa Benedittu XV) – Senglea
  • (Pjazza Sant' Anna) – Sliema
  • St John's Square (Misraħ San Ġwann) – Valletta
  • St. George's Square (Misraħ San Ġorġ or Misraħ il-Palazz) – Valletta
  • (It-Tokk) – Victoria
  • (Misraħ tal-Madonna Medjatriċi) – Żabbar
  • (Misraħ ir-Repubblika) – Żejtun
  • (Misraħ ir-Repubblika) – Żurrieq

Moldova[]

Montenegro[]

  • – Cetinje
  • Square of Arms – Kotor
  • Republic Square – Podgorica
  • Roman Square – Podgorica

Netherlands[]

Further information: List of squares in Amsterdam
  • Dam Square – Amsterdam
  • – Amsterdam[9]
  • – Delft[10]
  • – Delft[11][circular reference]
  • – Gouda[12]
  • Buitenhof – The Hague
  • Het Plein – The Hague
  • – Maastricht[13]
  • Onze-Lieve-Vrouweplein – Maastricht
  • Coolsingel – Rotterdam[14]
  • – Rotterdam[15]
  • – Schiedam[16]
  • – Vlissingen[17]
  • – Zierikzee[18]

Norway[]

  • Torgallmenningen – Bergen
  • The City Hall Square – Oslo
  • [citation needed] – Oslo
  • Jernbanetorget – Oslo
  • Youngstorget – Oslo
  • [citation needed] – Stavanger
  • [citation needed] – Trondheim

Poland[]

Portugal[]

Romania[]

Russia[]

Serbia[]

Slovakia[]

Slovenia[]

Spain[]

Sweden[]

Switzerland[]

Turkey[]

Ukraine[]

  • Freedom Square – Kharkiv
  • [citation needed] – Kherson
  • Maidan Nezalezhnosti – Kyiv
  • European Square – Kyiv
  • Ploshcha Rynok – Lviv
  • [citation needed] – Odessa

United Kingdom[]

England[]

For a full list of squares in London, see Category:Squares in London by borough

Northern Ireland[]

  • The Diamond – Enniskillen

Scotland[]

  • George Square – Glasgow
  • St Enoch Square – Glasgow
  • Royal Exchange Square – Glasgow
  • Cathedral Square – Glasgow
  • City Square – Dundee

Wales[]

Vatican City[]

North America[]

Barbados[]

  • National Heroes Square – Bridgetown
  • – Bridgetown

Canada[]

Cuba[]

Haiti[]

  • – Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince
  • – Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince

Mexico[]

Trinidad and Tobago[]

United States[]

  • Empire State Plaza – Albany, New York
  • Arcata Plaza – Arcata, California[28]
  • Kenmore Square – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Colony Square – Atlanta, Georgia
  • Copley Square – Boston, Massachusetts
  • Post Office Square – Boston, Massachusetts
  • – 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
  • Public Square – Cleveland, Ohio
  • Capitol Square – Columbus, Ohio
  • Fountain Square – Cincinnati, 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
  • Peavey Plaza – Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • – Nelsonville, Ohio
  • New Haven Green – New Haven, Connecticut
  • Jackson Square – New Orleans, Louisiana
  • In New York City, New York:
    • Chatham Square
    • Cooper Square
    • Hanover Square
    • Herald Square
    • Lincoln Square
    • Madison Square
    • Times Square
    • Union Square
    • Washington Square
    • Worth Square
  • In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania:
  • In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
    • Franklin Square
    • Rittenhouse Square
    • Logan Square (Philadelphia)
    • Washington Square
  • Pioneer Courthouse Square – Portland, Oregon
  • Kennedy Plaza – Providence, Rhode Island
  • Alamo Plaza – San Antonio, Texas
  • Main Plaza – San Antonio, Texas
  • Alamo Square – San Francisco, California
  • Civic Center Plaza – San Francisco, California
  • Ghirardelli Square – San Francisco, California
  • Portsmouth Square – San Francisco, California
  • Union Square – San Francisco, California
  • Bergen Place – Seattle, Washington[29]
  • Red Square – Seattle, Washington
  • 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
  • Clinton Square – Syracuse, New York
  • 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
  • Santa Fe Plaza – Santa Fe, New Mexico

South America[]

Argentina[]

Brazil[]

Chile[]

Colombia[]

Ecuador[]

  • Plaza de La Independencia – Quito

Paraguay[]

Peru[]

Uruguay[]

See also[]

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