public square

A public square is an open, communal urban space where people gather for social interaction, events, commerce, and civic activities.

Observed surface forms (17)

• courtyard ×39
• public space ×34
• city square ×26
• quadrangle ×14
• public market ×13
• plaza ×11
• garden square ×8
• public plaza ×7
• town square ×7
• open-air market ×6

• square ×6
• market square ×3
• ancient Roman public square ×2
• open public space ×1
• pedestrian plaza ×1
• public field ×1
• urban square name ×1

Instances (312)

• Los Angeles Plaza
• Piazza Duomo, Trento
• Mataf area via concept surface "courtyard"
• Krasinski Square
• Washington Square via concept surface "city square"
  surface form: Washington Square (San Francisco)
• George Square
• Trieste, Italy
  surface form: Piazza Unità d’Italia
• Field of Mars via concept surface "square"
• Cour Napoléon via concept surface "courtyard"
• Johnson Square, Savannah, Georgia
• Place des Palais
• Paleizenplein
• West Front via concept surface "public space"
• Terrasse Dufferin via concept surface "public space"
• Jardín Centenario
• Plaza Garibaldi
• Glorieta de Colón
• Back Quad via concept surface "quadrangle"
• New Quad via concept surface "quadrangle"
• Place Royale
• Market Square
  surface form: Market Square, Cambridge
• Plaza de Armas de La Serena
• Glorieta de la Estela de Luz via concept surface "public space"
• McAuliffe Square
• City Hall square
  surface form: City Hall Square (Philadelphia)
• Soldiers and Sailors Monument area via concept surface "public space"
• Harborwalk via concept surface "public space"
• Times Square
• Macroplaza
• Manger Square
• Fossar de les Moreres
• Music Concourse via concept surface "public plaza"
• Place de la Bastille
• Constitution Square
• Cour Carrée via concept surface "courtyard"
• Malecón 2000 via concept surface "public space"
• Plaza de la Independencia
• Place Charles-de-Gaulle
• Embarcadero waterfront via concept surface "public space"
• St Peter's Square, Manchester
• Bath Abbey Churchyard
• Plazoleta del Rosario
• Vellucci Plaza
• Dom Square
• Zócalo de Puebla
• Euston Square Gardens via concept surface "garden square"
• Venice Boardwalk via concept surface "public space"
• Grand Place / Grote Markt via concept surface "town square"
• Friary Court via concept surface "courtyard"
• Ambassadors' Court via concept surface "courtyard"