Tiananmen Square, Beijing
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Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi
The Macroplaza, Monterrey
Azadi Square, Tehran
Freedom Square, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Prato della Valle, Padova
Praça do Império, Lisbon
Naghsh-i Jahan Square, Isfahan
Place de la Concorde, Paris
Palace Square, St. Petersburg
Main Market Square, Kraków
Domplatz, Erfurt
Columbus Circle, New York City
Piazza del Popolo, Rome
Plaza Mayor, Madrid
Town Hall Square (Raekoja plats), Tallinn
This article lists the largest city squares, ordered by area. Areas given are in square meters (m²)[1] as noted in the articles or the reference provided, but may not be directly comparable.
| City square | City | Country | Area [2] | Dimensions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiananmen Square | Beijing | China | 440,000 m² | 880 m by 500 m | ‡ |
| Macroplaza | Monterrey | Mexico | 400,000 m² | ‡ | |
| Parade Square | Warsaw | Poland | 240,000 m² | approx. 600 m by 400 m | |
| Grand Plaza | Cahokia Mounds | United States | 190,000 m² | [3] | |
| Kuybyshev Square | Samara | Russia | 174,000 m² | ||
| Moskovskaya Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 130,000 m² | 640 m by 205 m(?) | |
| Place des Quinconces | Bordeaux | France | 126,000 m² | [4] | |
| Sanam Luang | Bangkok | Thailand | 121,406 m²(?) | ||
| Freedom Square | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 119,000 m² | 690-750m by 96-125m | [5] |
| Prato della Valle | Padua | Italy | 90,000 m² | ‡ | |
| Plaza de Balcarce | Balcarce | Argentina | 90,000 m² | 300 m by 300 m | |
| Naghsh-i Jahan Square | Isfahan | Iran | 89,600 m² | 560 m by 160 m | [6] |
| Djemaa el Fna | Marrakesh | Morocco | 86,600 m² | 240 m by 363 m | |
| Place de la Concorde | Paris | France | 86,400 m² | 240 m by 360 m | |
| Spianada | Corfu | Greece | 84,000 m² | 412 m by 204 m | [7] |
| Charles Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 80,550 m² | 510 m by 130 m | [8] |
| Alexanderplatz | Berlin | Germany | 80,000 m² | [9] | |
| Museumplein | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 79,000 m² | ||
| Praça do Império | Lisbon | Portugal | 78,400 m² | 280 m by 280 m | |
| Plaine de Plainpalais | Geneva | Switzerland | 78,135 m² | rhombus of 640 m by 200 m | [10] |
| Bayi Square (August 1st Square) | Nanchang | China | 78,000 m² | [11] | |
| Sukhebaatar Square | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 76,000 m² | [12] | |
| Kim Il-sung Square | Pyongyang | North Korea | 75,000 m² | [13] | |
| Victory Square | Vitebsk | Belarus | 72,200 m² | ||
| Plaza de la Revolucion | Havana | Cuba | 72,000 m² | [14] | |
| Independence Square | Minsk | Belarus | 70,000 m² | [15] | |
| The Square | Palmerston North | New Zealand | 70,000 m² | ||
| Kontraktova Square | Kiev | Ukraine | 65,000 m² | ||
| Place Bellecour | Lyon | France | 62,400 m² | 312 m by 200 m | |
| Town Market Square | Olecko | Poland | 60,280 m² | 212 m by 220 m by 336 m by 253 m | [16], [17] |
| Ba Dinh Square | Hanoi | Vietnam | 60,000 m² | 400 m by 150 m | |
| Victoria Square | Adelaide | Australia | 58,000m² | 161 m by 322 m | |
| Plaza de la Constitución | Mexico City | Mexico | 57,600 m² | 240 m by 240 m | [18] |
| Yakub Kolas Square | Minsk | Belarus | 52,000 m² | ||
| Plaça de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain | 50,000 m² approx. | [19] | |
| Palace Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 50,000 m² | [20] | |
| Azadi Square (Freedom Square) | Tehran | Iran | 50,000 m² | ‡ | |
| Railway Terminal Square | Minsk | Belarus | 48,000 m² | ||
| Marktplatz | Heide | Germany | 47,000 m² | [21] | |
| Wenceslas Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 45,000 m² | 750 m by 60 m | ‡ |
| Place du Pâtis | Montargis | France | 45,000 m² | [22] | |
| Place de l'Étoile | Paris | France | 45,000 m² approx. | diameter of 240.86 m | [23] |
| Xinghai Square | Dalian | China | 45,000 m² | ‡ | |
| Main Market Square | Krakow | Poland | 41,340 m² | 212 m by 195 m | |
| Piazza del Duomo | Milan | Italy | 40,200 m² approx. | ||
| Plaza 25 de Mayo | Resistencia | Argentina | 40,000 m² | 200 m by 200 m | |
| Rabin Square | Tel Aviv | Israel | 40,000 m² approx. | 160 m by 250 m | |
| Augustusplatz | Leipzig | Germany | 40,000 m² | [24] | |
| Piazza Vittorio Veneto | Turin | Italy | 40,000 m² approx. | 360 m by 111 m | [25] |
| Square Viger | Montreal | Canada | 40,000 m² | 400 m by 100 m | |
| Victory Square | Minsk | Belarus | 39,375 m² | ||
| Schloßplatz | Berlin | Germany | 39,375 m² | ||
| Washington Square Park | New York City | United States | 39,000 m² | ‡ | |
| Taksim Square | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,949 m² | ||
| Rynek | Wrocław | Poland | 35,604 m² | 207 m by 172 m | |
| Place de Jaude | Clermont-Ferrand | France | 35,000 m² | [26] | |
| Domplatz | Erfurt | Germany | 34,500 m² | [27] | |
| Place Denfert-Rochereau | Paris | France | 32,000 m² approx. | 220 m by 145 m | [28] |
| Grote Markt | Sint-Niklaas | Belgium | 31,900 m² | [29] | |
| Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque | Porto | Portugal | 31,416 m² | ‡ | |
| Plaza de España | Seville | Spain | 31,000 m² | [30] | |
| Praça do Comércio | Lisbon | Portugal | 30,600 m² | 175 m by 175 m | |
| Lincoln's Inn Fields | London | United Kingdom | 28,000 m² approx. | Approx. 200 m by 140 m | |
| Russell Square | Perth | Australia | 27,360 m² approx. | Approx. 228 m by 120 m | |
| Plaza de la Fé Juan Pablo II | Managua | Nicaragua | 27,214 m² | [31] | |
| Square of the Republic | Pilsen | Czech Republic | 26,827 m² | 193 m by 139 m | [32] |
| Rynek | Pułtusk | Poland | 25,636 m² | 377 m by 68 m | |
| Piazza del Plebiscito | Naples | Italy | 25,000 m² approx. | ||
| Syntagma Square | Athens | Greece | 23,336 m² | 156 m by 156 m | [33] |
| Red Square | Moscow | Russia | 23,100 m² | 330 m by 70 m | [34] |
| St. Peter's Square | Vatican City | Vatican | 22,783 m² | ellipse dimensions 196 m by 148 m | [35] |
| Plaza del Pilar | Zaragoza | Spain | 22,000 m² approx. | [36] | |
| Old Market Square | Nottingham | United Kingdom | 22,000 m² approx. | [37] | |
| Karlovo náměstí (Charles square) | Třebíč | Czech Republic | 22,000 m² approx. | cca 360m by 60m | [38] |
| Dam Square | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 20,000 m² approx. | 200 m by 100 m | |
| Grand'Place | Arras | France | 20,000 m² approx. | 200 m by 100 m | |
| Stary Rynek | Poznań | Poland | 19,881 m² | 141 m by 141 m | [39] |
| Plaza de Mayo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 19,713 m² | [40] | |
| Place des Vosges | Paris | France | 19,600 m² | 140 m by 140 m | [41] |
| Plaza de Armas of Cusco, Peru | Cusco | Peru | 19,376 m² | 173 m by 112 m | |
| Rynok Square | Lviv | Ukraine | 18,300 m² | 142 m by 129 m | |
| Place de la Riponne | Lausanne | Switzerland | 18,000 m² | 200 m by 90 m | |
| Place du Canada | Montreal | Canada | 17,800 m² | 200 m by 89 m | |
| Rynek | Zakliczyn | Poland | 17,544 m² | 172 m by 102 m | |
| Plac Wolności | Poznań | Poland | 17,425 m² | 205 m by 85 m | [42] |
| Přemysl Otakar II Square | Budweis | Czech Republic | 17,000 m² | [43] | |
| Rynek | Nowy Sącz | Poland | 16,610 m² | 151 m by 110 m | |
| Piazza dei Martiri | Carpi | Italy | 16,560 m² | 276 m by 60 m | |
| Piazza Unità d'Italia | Trieste | Italy | 16,000 m² | 200 m by 80 m | [44] |
| Kongens Nytorv | Copenhagen | Denmark | 15,000 m² | [45] | |
| Turbinenplatz | Zurich | Switzerland | 14,000 m² | [46] | |
| Plaza Principal | Villa de Leyva | Colombia | 14,000 m² | ||
| Columbus Circle | New York City | United States | 13,750 m² | ||
| Riva | Split | Croatia | 13,500 m² | approx. 300 m by 45 m | |
| Piazza del Popolo | Rome | Italy | 13,500 m² | approx. 150 m by 90 m | |
| Place Stanislas | Nancy | France | 13,250 m² | 125 m by 106 m | |
| Trg bana Jelačića | Zagreb | Croatia | 13,125 m² | 175 m by 75 m | |
| Altmarkt | Dresden | Germany | 13,000 m² approx. | approx. 130 m by 100 m | [47] |
| Rynek | Żelechów | Poland | 12,996 m² | 114 m by 114 m | |
| Piazza San Marco | Venice | Italy | 12,128 m² | Trapezoidal dimensions: 175 m long, 56.6 m and 82 m wide | [48] |
| Plaza Mayor | Madrid | Spain | 12,126 m² | 129 m by 94 m | |
| Trafalgar Square | London | United Kingdom | 12,100 m² | 110 m by 110 m | [49] |
| Place du Capitole | Toulouse | France | 12,000 m² | 120 m by 100 m | |
| George Square | Glasgow | United Kingdom | 11,250 m² | 125 m by 90 m | [50] |
| Grote Markt | Bruges | Belgium | 10,000 m² approx. | [51] | |
| Rynek Wielki | Zamość | Poland | 10,000 m² | 100 m by 100 m | [52] |
| Place Émilie-Gamelin | Montreal | Canada | 10,000 m² | 100 m by 100 m | |
| Old Market Square | Trzebiatów | Poland | 9,780 m² | 104 m by 94 m | |
| Union Square | San Francisco | United States | 9,600 m² | 120 m by 80 m | |
| Old Town Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 9,000 m² | [53] | |
| Vabaduse väljak | Tallinn | Estonia | 7,752 m² | approx. 110 m by 75 m | [54] |
| Piazza della Repubblica | Florence | Italy | 7,500 m² | approx. 100 m by 75 m | [55] |
| Raekoja plats | Tartu | Estonia | 6,034 m² | approx. 180 m by 30 m | [56] |
| Münsterplatz | Konstanz | Germany | 6,000 m² | [57] | |
| Raekoja plats | Tallinn | Estonia | 5,550 m² approx. | approx. 75 m by 75 m |
Notes
‡ see corresponding article
- ^ 10,000 square meters (m²) = 1 hectare (ha) = 2.47 acres
- ^ May not be directly comparable
- ^ see Cahokia and "The residues of feasting and public ritual at Cahokia". http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/summary_0199-1688781_ITM.
- ^ see fr:Place des Quinconces
- ^ Харьков: Архитектура, памятники, новостройки: Путеводитель. Сост. А. Лейбфрейд, В. Реусов, А. Тиц. — Х.: Прапор, 1987
- ^ "Imam Square". Project for Public places. http://www.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=672.
- ^ Spianada image
- ^ Stanislava Jarolímková - Co v průvodcích nebývá, ISBN 80-7246-267-9
- ^ see de:Alexanderplatz
- ^ see fr:Plaine de Plainpalais
- ^ Bayi Square (Chinese)
- ^ Mongolian main square by Iderbold
- ^ "Pyongyang Tourism Images Gallery". http://www.newkoreatours.com/pyongyang_tours.html.
- ^ 1
- ^ (Russian) Журнал "АРХИТЕКТОР"
- ^ "Town Market Square in Olecko".
- ^ "Town Market Square in Olecko".
- ^ "Plaza de la Constitucion". http://www.planetware.com/mexico-city/zocalo-plaza-de-la-constitucion-mex-df-z.htm.
- ^ Barcelona on-line. "Visiting Barcelona, La Rambla - Plaça de Catalunya". http://www.barcelona-on-line.es/eng/turisme/bcn_rambla.htm.
- ^ Greenpeace. "Criminal Case to be Filed against the Authorities of St. Petersburg". http://www.greenpeace.org/russia/en/press/releases/criminal-case-to-be-filed-agai.
- ^ see de:Heide (Holstein)#Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten
- ^ "La Place du Pâtis". http://www.montargis.fr/patis.htm.
- ^ "Nomenclature officielle des voies de Paris: Place Charles de Gaulle". http://www.v1.paris.fr/carto/nomenclature/1820.nom.html.
- ^ "Augustusplatz". http://www.leipzig-lexikon.de/STRASSEN/01049.HTM.
- ^ "extra-torino :: The guide of Torino". http://www.extratorino.it/ENG/scheda.php?ID=108.
- ^ see fr:Place de Jaude
- ^ "Domplatz". http://www.erfurt-web.de/Domplatz.
- ^ see fr:Place Denfert-Rochereau
- ^ "Stadsmonografie Sint-Niklaas 2004". pp. 162. http://www.thuisindestad.be/html/monograf/downloads/SM_Sint-Niklaas2004.pdf. "grootste marktplein van België (3.19 hectare)"
- ^ see es:Plaza de España (Sevilla)
- ^ "Plaza de la Fe". http://www.manfut.org/monumentos/plaza-fe.html.
- ^ "Square of the Republic". http://info.plzen-city.cz/html/turista/en/letecky-histjadro.html.
- ^ Anatomy of the Clinton visit to Athens By Nikos Raptis
- ^ as per Red Square
- ^ "St. Peter's". http://www.essential-architecture.com/ROME/RO-016.htm.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire record breakers". http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/sense_of_place/facts/record_breakers.shtml.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire record breakers". http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/sense_of_place/facts/record_breakers.shtml.
- ^ "Official website of Třebíč". http://www.trebic.cz/.
- ^ "The Old Market ("Stary Rynek")". http://www.waytopoland.com/e4u.php/1,ModPages/ShowPage/687.
- ^ see es:Plaza de Mayo
- ^ see article "Place des Vosges", some sources note 108m
- ^ Jan Mazurczak. "Od Muszej Góry po Plac Wolności". http://www.tutej.pl/cms.php?i=12248.
- ^ "The town, where I live (Ceské Budejovice)". http://referaty-seminarky.cz/the-town-where-i-live-ceske-budejovice.
- ^ "Trieste Things to Do Tips by Mikebond". http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/14738/22802/4/.
- ^ "KGS. NYTORV (1688)". Danish Architecture Centre. http://www.dac.dk/visKanonVaerk.asp?artikelID=2675. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ^ "Turbinenplatz". http://www.stadt-zuerich.ch/internet/west/home/planung_projekte/real_pro/turbinenplatz.html.
- ^ see de:Altmarkt (Dresden)
- ^ "St. Mark's Square". http://www.planetware.com/venice/st-marks-square-i-vn-vpsm.htm.
- ^ "Trafalgar Square". http://web.freepint.com/forum/bar/read.php?i=35454.
- ^ see "Sharing the square". http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~barry/papers/chi%20square%20submitted.pdf.
- ^ "Market Square". http://www.virtualbruges.com/vrzone/pan019.html.
- ^ see pl:Zamość#Zabytki
- ^ see de:Altstädter Ring
- ^ "Vabaduse väljak". http://tallinn.andmevara.ee/oa/page.Tavakasutaja?c=1.1.1.1&id=111362.(Estonian)
- ^ see it:Piazza della Repubblica (Firenze)
- ^ "Raekoja plats". http://info.raad.tartu.ee/muinsus.nsf/0/DD640EBBB9F0C525C22568CE004F4FE3.(Estonian)
- ^ Vogt Landschaftsarchitekten. "Münsterplatz, Konstanz". http://www.vogt-la.ch/aussenraum/platz/projekte_1419.html.
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