square
open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and often located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares
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Summary
square ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,696 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: architectural structure[2], physical public space[3], open space[4], thoroughfare[5], geographic location[6]
- Commons category: Urban squares[7]
- Has part(s): zócalo[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Town squares[9]
- Commons gallery: Urban squares[10]
- OpenStreetMap tag: place=square[11]
- Described by source: Arkeologisen kulttuuriperinnön opas[12], National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Square[16]
- Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Square[17]
- Short name: пл.[18], pl.[19]
- Different from: place[20], village green[21], garden square[22], area[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
- Category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after town squares[25]
- P14692: 1345[26]
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Influence
Things named for square include The Squaire[27], an office building[28], in Germany[29], founded in 2011[30].
Why It Matters
square has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] square is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]
Entities named for square include The Squaire[27], an office building[28], in Germany[29], founded in 2011[30].