Town Squares - From Wikapedia

Piazza della Signoria, in Florence, Italy, a historic example of a traditional public square

Yonge-Dundas Square, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, an example of a modern urban square

Pariser Platz with Brandenburger Tor, in Berlin, Germany

President George W. Bush and Slovakia's Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurindaare greeted by a crowd of thousands gathered in Bratislava's Hviezdoslavovo Square

Red Square, in Moscow, Russia, a view from the northwest, showing historic St. Basil's Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower or "Saviour Tower"

A town square is an open public space^[1] commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, piazza, plaza, and town green.

Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meatmarkets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a fountain, well, monument, or statue. Many of those with fountains are actually called fountain square.

In urban planning, a city squareor urban square is a planned open area in a city.