George Square

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public square urban square

George Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its historic monuments, civic buildings, and role as a focal point for public events and gatherings.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
City Centre, Glasgow 1
George Square ensemble 1
George Square, Glasgow 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public square ⓘ
urban square ⓘ
adjacentTo Queen Street railway station ⓘ
borderedBy George Street ⓘ
North Frederick Street ⓘ
Queen Street ⓘ
St Vincent Place ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
governedBy Glasgow City Council ⓘ
hasCivicBuilding Glasgow City Chambers ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion Glasgow city centre grid ⓘ
hasFeature central lawn ⓘ
fountain ⓘ
monuments ⓘ
paved walkways ⓘ
seating areas ⓘ
statues ⓘ
hasHeritage Victorian-era monuments ⓘ
hasMonument cenotaph war memorial ⓘ
statue of James Watt ⓘ
statue of Prince Albert ⓘ
statue of Queen Victoria ⓘ
Burns Monument, Kilmarnock ⓘ
surface form: statue of Robert Burns

statue of Robert Peel ⓘ
statue of Sir John Moore ⓘ
statue of Sir Walter Scott ⓘ
statue of Thomas Graham ⓘ
Statue of William Ewart Gladstone (Manchester) ⓘ
surface form: statue of William Ewart Gladstone
hasNearbyTransport Buchanan Street subway station ⓘ
Glasgow city centre bus routes ⓘ
Queen Street railway station ⓘ
hasUrbanRole principal civic square of Glasgow ⓘ
locatedIn Glasgow ⓘ
Glasgow City council area ⓘ
surface form: Glasgow City Council area

Glasgow ⓘ
surface form: Glasgow city centre

Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
namedAfter George III of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form: King George III
overlookedBy Glasgow City Chambers ⓘ
shape rectangular ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
usedFor Christmas market ⓘ
Hogmanay celebrations ⓘ
civic celebrations ⓘ
concerts ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
public protests ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glasgow City Chambers → address → George Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Square, Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow and Edinburgh → hasLandmark → George Square ⓘ
subject surface form: Glasgow
Glasgow City → hasLandmark → George Square ⓘ
Buchanan Street → hasNearbySquare → George Square ⓘ
Gordon Street → hasProximityTo → George Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Square, Glasgow
this entity surface form: City Centre, Glasgow
Glasgow City Chambers → locatedOn → George Square ⓘ
Glasgow City Chambers → partOf → George Square ⓘ
this entity surface form: George Square ensemble