What is "town square"

n. An open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town, used for community gatherings.

A town square is an open public space 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, music concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, 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.

Town Square Las Vegas is an upscale, open air shopping, dining, office, and entertainment center development on in Enterprise, Nevada on Las Vegas Boulevard. Town Square is owned by TSLV LLC and managed by Forest City Enterprises, and encompasses of retail and of office space. The center opened on November 14, 2007.

Town Square is a major square in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Ljubljana Town Hall is located at the square. In front of Town Hall stands a copy of the Robba Fountain. Near the square, at Cyril and Methodius Square, stands Ljubljana Cathedral. Opposite Town Hall is the Krisper House, where Julija Primic, the inspiration of the Slovene Romantic poet France Prešeren, was born in 1816. The composer Gustav Mahler lived in the house from 1881 to 1882, when he worked as a conductor at the Carniolan Provincial Theatre at Congress Square.

Town Square is a mega project launched in Dubai in early March 2015. Located along Al Qudra Road, the development is 750 acres in size and will eventually consist of 3,000 townhouses and 18,000 apartments. According to the developer, NSHAMA, the entire project will be built over 10 years. The development will consist of a central public space the size of 16 football fields, 350 retail outlets, a cinema to be managed by REEL Cinemas and a Vida Hotel.

A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings.

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