Great Square
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Great Square is the English name for Lille’s historic Grand-Place, the central public square and focal point of the city in northern France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Square canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city square
ⓘ
public square ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ urban public space ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| etymology | English calque of French name Grand-Place ⓘ |
| governedBy | municipality of Lille ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Place du Général-de-Gaulle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Flemish architecture (surrounding buildings) ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 50.637°N 3.063°E ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Great Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
marketplace (historical)
ⓘ
public gathering place ⓘ tourist meeting point ⓘ venue for civic events ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected historic urban ensemble (context of Lille city center) ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Column of the Goddess
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Théâtre du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ historic stock exchange buildings nearby ⓘ |
| hasLocalName | Grand-Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Flemish-style façades ⓘ |
| isCentralSquareOf | Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPedestrianArea | partly pedestrianized ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOldTown | historic center of Lille ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern France ⓘ |
| nearby |
Lille Flandres railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vieille Bourse (Old Stock Exchange) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageName | French ⓘ |
| role |
central public square of Lille
ⓘ
focal point of the city ⓘ |
| significance | symbolic heart of Lille ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
cafés and restaurants
ⓘ
commercial buildings ⓘ historic guild houses ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist attraction in Lille ⓘ |
| urbanRole | node connecting several main streets of Lille city center ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christmas market (seasonal, area around)
ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ political gatherings ⓘ public celebrations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Grand-Place (Lille)