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This article lists the 250 largest city squares in the world in descending order of area. The areas given are as noted in the articles and references provided, but may not be directly comparable.
City square | City | Country | Area | Dimensions, notes | Year | Photo | Ref | |
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Xinghai Square | Dalian | China | 1,760,000 | 18,900,000 | Commemorates the centenary of the founding of the city | 1997 | ||
Times Square | Daqing | China | 1,440,000 | 15,500,000 | 2000 | |||
Merdeka Square | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1,000,000 | 11,000,000 | Approx. 1 by 1 km (0.62 by 0.62 mi) | 1976 | ||
Yenikapı Square | Istanbul | Turkey | 715,000 | 7,700,000 | Created mostly through land reclamation | 2014 | [2] | |
Sunflower Square | Palmas | Brazil | 570,000 | 6,100,000 | Approx. 802–833 by 643–718 m (2,631–2,733 by 2,110–2,356 ft) | 1991 | ||
Rizal Park | Manila | Philippines | 566,560 | 6,098,400 | On the new central line | 1820 | ||
Huacheng Square | Guangzhou | China | 560,000 | 6,000,000 | 2010 | |||
Tiananmen Square | Beijing | China | 440,000 | 4,700,000 | 880 by 500 m (2,890 by 1,640 ft) | 1958 | ||
Macroplaza | Monterrey | Mexico | 400,000 | 4,300,000 | 1980s | |||
India Gate Complex | New Delhi | India | 306,600 | 3,300,000 | Approx. 625 m (2,051 ft) diameter | 1926 | ||
Quezon Memorial Circle | Manila | Philippines | 271,139 | 2,918,520 | Approx. 625 m (2,051 ft) diameter | 1978 | ||
Liberty Square | Taipei | Taiwan | 240,000 | 2,600,000 | 1970s | |||
Parade Square | Warsaw | Poland | 240,000 | 2,600,000 | Approx. 600 by 400 m (2,000 by 1,300 ft) | 1950s | [3] | |
Quancheng Square | Jinan | China | 220,000 | 2,400,000 | Approx. 790 by 280 m (2,590 by 920 ft) | 1999 | ||
People's Square | Linyi | China | 216,000 | 2,330,000 | 670 by 320 m (2,200 by 1,050 ft) | 2001 | ||
Cultural Square | Changchun | China | 205,000 | 2,210,000 | Was part of the Imperial Palace of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo | 1953 | ||
Praça do Relógio | São Paulo | Brazil | 176,000 | 1,890,000 | Contains all six ecosystems found in the state of São Paulo | 1971 | ||
Kuybyshev Square | Samara | Russia | 174,000 | 1,870,000 | Approx. 500–530 by 300–330 m (1,640–1,740 by 980–1,080 ft) | 1894 | [4] | |
Perm Esplanade | Perm | Russia | 152,000 | 1,640,000 | Approx. 950 by 160 m (3,120 by 520 ft) | 1970 | ||
Niti Mandala Square | Denpasar | Indonesia | 151,800 | 1,634,000 | 410 by 370 m (1,350 by 1,210 ft) | |||
People's Square | Shanghai | China | 140,000 | 1,500,000 | 1994 | |||
Bulgaria Square | Sofia | Bulgaria | 140,000 | 1,500,000 | 1981 | |||
Piazza Carlo di Borbone | Caserta | Italy | 130,000 | 1,400,000 | More the esplanade of the Royal Palace of Caserta than a city square[4] | 1750 | [5] | |
Universitetskaya Square | Moscow | Russia | 130,000 | 1,400,000 | [4] | |||
Moskovskaya Square | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 130,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||
Place des Quinconces | Bordeaux | France | 126,000 | 1,360,000 | 1820 | [6] | ||
People's Square | Dalian | China | 125,000 | 1,350,000 | 1914 | |||
Bayi Square | Nanchang | China | 122,588 | 1,319,530 | Commemorates the Nanchang Uprising | 1956 | ||
Republic Square | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 121,800 | 1,311,000 | 580 by 210 m (1,900 by 690 ft) | 1986 | ||
Freedom Square | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 119,000 | 1,280,000 | 690–750 by 96–125 m (2,264–2,461 by 315–410 ft) | 1926 | [4] | |
Sanam Luang | Bangkok | Thailand | 114,000 | 1,230,000 | Part of the Thailand Grand Palace | 1855 | ||
Karebosi Square | Makassar | Indonesia | 110,350 | 1,187,800 | 330 by 310 m (1,080 by 1,020 ft) | |||
Millennium Park | Chicago | United States | 99,000 | 1,070,000 | 2004 | |||
Pha That Luang Square | Vientiane | Laos | 99,000 | 1,070,000 | ||||
Black Star Square | Accra | Ghana | 98,220 | 1,057,200 | Commissioned to honour the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Ghana | 1961 | [7] | |
Unirii Square | Bucharest | Romania | 97,000 | 1,040,000 | 1900s | [6] | ||
Kruhla Square | Poltava | Ukraine | 93,500 | 1,006,000 | Diameter 345 m (1,132 ft) | |||
Tysyacheletiya Square | Kazan | Russia | 90,000 | 970,000 | 510 by 130–250 m (1,670 by 430–820 ft) | |||
Plaza de Balcarce | Balcarce | Argentina | 90,000 | 970,000 | 300 by 300 m (980 by 980 ft) | |||
Naqsh-e Jahan Square | Isfahan | Iran | 89,600 | 964,000 | 560 by 160 m (1,840 by 520 ft) | 1598 | [8] | |
St Stephen's Green | Dublin | Ireland | 89,000 | 960,000 | 350 by 255 m (1,148 by 837 ft) | 1663 | [6] | |
Prato della Valle | Padua | Italy | 88,620 | 953,900 | 1874 | [5] | ||
Mangshi Square | Mangshi | China | 86,800 | 934,000 | 306.37 by 314 m (1,005.2 by 1,030.2 ft) | [9] | ||
Place de la Concorde | Paris | France | 86,400 | 930,000 | 240 by 360 m (790 by 1,180 ft) | 1763 | [6] | |
Jemaa el-Fnaa | Marrakesh | Morocco | 86,000 | 930,000 | 240 by 363 m (787 by 1,191 ft) | |||
Spianada Square | Corfu | Greece | 84,000 | 900,000 | 412 by 204 m (1,352 by 669 ft) | 1576 | [6] | |
Charles Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 80,552 | 867,050 | 550 by 152 metres (1,804 by 499 ft) | 1348 | [10] | |
Republic Square | Kayseri | Turkey | 80,000 | 860,000 | 1906 | |||
Museumplein | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 79,000 | 850,000 | [6] | |||
Odori Park | Sapporo | Japan | 78,900 | 849,000 | Approx. 1,430 by 55 m (4,692 by 180 ft) | 1869 | ||
Praça do Império | Lisbon | Portugal | 78,400 | 844,000 | 280 by 280 m (920 by 920 ft) | |||
Gelebe Square | Baku | Azerbaijan | 78,300 | 843,000 | 290 by 270 m (950 by 890 ft) | |||
Plaine de Plainpalais | Geneva | Switzerland | 78,135 | 841,040 | Rhombus of 640 by 200 m (2,100 by 660 ft) | |||
Sükhbaatar Square | Ulaanbaatar | Mongolia | 76,000 | 820,000 | ||||
Kim Il Sung Square | Pyongyang | North Korea | 75,000 | 810,000 | 1954 | [11] | ||
Gasibu Square | Bandung | Indonesia | 74,900 | 806,000 | 940 by 120 m (3,080 by 390 ft) | |||
Cours Léopold & Place Carnot | Nancy | France | 74,400 | 801,000 | 620 by 120 m (2,030 by 390 ft) | |||
Tahrir Square | Cairo | Egypt | 74,000 | 800,000 | ||||
Piazza della Repubblica | Milan | Italy | 73,500 | 791,000 | 1865 | [5] | ||
Victory Square | Vitebsk | Belarus | 72,200 | 777,000 | [12] | |||
Plaza de la Revolución | Havana | Cuba | 72,000 | 780,000 | ||||
Batam Centre Park | Batam | Indonesia | 70,000 | 750,000 | ||||
Place de l'Hôtel-de-Ville | Le Havre | France | 70,000 | 750,000 | 280 by 250 metres (920 by 820 ft) | [13] | ||
Independence Square | Minsk | Belarus | 70,000 | 750,000 | 1964 | |||
The Square | Palmerston North | New Zealand | 70,000 | 750,000 | ||||
Alun-Alun Merdeka Ngawi | Ngawi | Indonesia | 70,000 | 750,000 | 270 by 260 m (890 by 850 ft) | |||
Piazza Garibaldi | Naples | Italy | 70,000 | 750,000 | 1870 | [14] | ||
Plaza Moreno | La Plata | Argentina | 66,700 | 718,000 | 230 by 290 m (750 by 950 ft) | |||
Kontraktova Square | Kyiv | Ukraine | 65,000 | 700,000 | ||||
New Haven Green | New Haven | United States | 65,000 | 700,000 | ||||
Alun-Alun Purworejo | Purworejo | Indonesia | 64,800 | 698,000 | 270 by 250 m (890 by 820 ft) | |||
Wolności Square | Olecko | Poland | 64,288 | 691,990 | 225 by 232 by 340 by 254 m (738 by 761 by 1,115 by 833 ft) | [15] | ||
Azadliq Square | Baku | Azerbaijan | 62,700 | 675,000 | 570 by 110 m (1,870 by 360 ft) | |||
Esplanade of the Foro Italico | Palermo | Italy | 62,500 | 673,000 | 1846 | [5] | ||
Place Bellecour | Lyon | France | 62,000 | 670,000 | 300 by 220 by 300 by 190 m (980 by 720 by 980 by 620 ft) | [13] | ||
Ba Đình Square | Hanoi | Vietnam | 60,000 | 650,000 | 400 by 150 m (1,310 by 490 ft) | |||
Naval Square | Dalian | China | 59,000 | 640,000 | 2000 | |||
Victoria Square | Adelaide | Australia | 58,000 | 620,000 | 161 by 322 m (528 by 1,056 ft) | |||
John Paul II Square | Budapest | Hungary | 57,600 | 620,000 | 240 by 240 m (790 by 790 ft) | [16] | ||
Zócalo | Mexico City | Mexico | 57,600 | 620,000 | 240 by 240 m (790 by 790 ft) | [17] | ||
Kızılay Square | Ankara | Turkey | 55,000 | 590,000 | 265 by 132.5 m (869 by 435 ft) | |||
Kikar Hamedina | Tel Aviv | Israel | 55,000 | 590,000 | 132.5 by 265 m (435 by 869 ft) | |||
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II | Rome | Italy | 54,954 | 591,520 | 316 by 174 m (1,037 by 571 ft) | 1880s | [5] | |
Tangshan Earthquake Monument Square | Tangshan | China | 54,400 | 586,000 | 320 by 170 m (1,050 by 560 ft) | 1986 | [18] | |
Shouyi Square | Wuhan | China | 54,200 | 583,000 | Commemorates the Wuchang Uprising | 2005 | ||
Yakub Kolas Square | Minsk | Belarus | 52,000 | 560,000 | ||||
Radničné Square | Spišská Nová Ves | Slovakia | 51,100 | 550,000 | Lens shape | |||
Széchenyi Square | Szeged | Hungary | 50,087 | 539,130 | [19] | |||
Palace Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 50,000 | 540,000 | [20] | |||
Theberge Square | Icó | Brazil | 50,000 | 540,000 | ||||
Azadi Square | Tehran | Iran | 50,000 | 540,000 | ||||
Alun-Alun Utara | Yogyakarta | Indonesia | 50,000 | 540,000 | 220 by 210 m (720 by 690 ft) | |||
Grand Park | Los Angeles | United States | 48,562 | 522,720 | 2012 | |||
Liberation Square | Baghdad | Iraq | 48,520 | 522,300 | ||||
Nathan Phillips Square | Toronto | Canada | 48,500 | 522,000 | 1965 | [21] | ||
Heydar Aliyev Square | Ganja | Azerbaijan | 48,300 | 520,000 | 420 by 115 m (1,378 by 377 ft) | |||
SNP Square | Zvolen | Slovakia | 48,000 | 520,000 | 425 by 113 m (1,394 by 371 ft) | [22] | ||
Railway Terminal Square | Minsk | Belarus | 48,000 | 520,000 | ||||
Marktplatz | Freudenstadt | Germany | 47,300 | 509,000 | 219 by 216 m (719 by 709 ft) | 1599 | [23] | |
Marktplatz | Heide | Germany | 47,000 | 510,000 | 1434 | [24] | ||
Merdeka Square | Medan | Indonesia | 45,500 | 490,000 | 260 by 170 m (850 by 560 ft) | |||
Wenceslas Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 45,000 | 480,000 | 750 by 60 m (2,460 by 200 ft) | 1348 | [25] | |
Place du Pâtis | Montargis | France | 45,000 | 480,000 | ||||
Place de l'Étoile | Paris | France | 45,000 | 480,000 | Diameter 240.86 m (790.2 ft) | |||
Konstitutzii Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 44,100 | 475,000 | Approx. 210 by 210 m (690 by 690 ft) | |||
Erzsébet tér | Budapest | Hungary | 43,200 | 465,000 | Approx 240 by 180 m (790 by 590 ft) | |||
Deák tér | Sopron | Hungary | 40,000 | 430,000 | 870 by 46 m (2,854 by 151 ft) Longest in Central Europe |
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Plaza 25 de Mayo | Resistencia | Argentina | 40,000 | 430,000 | 200 by 200 m (660 by 660 ft) | |||
Rabin Square | Tel Aviv | Israel | 40,000 | 430,000 | 160 by 250 m (520 by 820 ft) | |||
Augustusplatz | Leipzig | Germany | 40,000 | 430,000 | 1785 | [26] | ||
Piazza Vittorio Veneto | Turin | Italy | 40,000 | 430,000 | 360 by 111 m (1,181 by 364 ft) | [27] | ||
Place Viger | Montreal | Canada | 40,000 | 430,000 | 400 by 100 m (1,310 by 330 ft) | |||
Old Port | Marseille | France | 40,000 | 430,000 | [28] | |||
Sofiyskaya Square | Pushkin | Russia | 40,000 | 430,000 | 200 by 200 m (660 by 660 ft) | |||
Main Square | Kraków | Poland | 40,000 | 430,000 | 200 by 200 m (660 by 660 ft) | 1257 | [29] | |
Victory Square | Minsk | Belarus | 39,375 | 423,830 | ||||
Schloßplatz | Berlin | Germany | 39,375 | 423,830 | ||||
Washington Square Park | New York City | United States | 39,000 | 420,000 | 1871 | |||
Piazza Duca d'Aosta | Milan | Italy | 38,000 | 410,000 | ||||
Market Square | Wrocław | Poland | 37,920 | 408,200 | 213 by 178 m (699 by 584 ft) | [29] | ||
Central Square | Chennai | India | 37,800 | 407,000 | 2021 | |||
Plaza de Colón | Madrid | Spain | 37,000 | 400,000 | [30] | |||
Plaza de España | Madrid | Spain | 36,900 | 397,000 | [31] | |||
Lange Voorhout | The Hague | Netherlands | 36,850 | 396,700 | Approx. 470 m long | 1536 | ||
Empire State Plaza | Albany | United States | 36,820 | 396,300 | Approx. 415 by 89 m (1,362 by 292 ft) | 1976 | ||
Masarykovo Square | Jihlava | Czech Republic | 36,653 | 394,530 | 1270 | [32] | ||
Square of the 56-ers | Budapest | Hungary | 36,500 | 393,000 | Approx. 730 by 50 m (2,400 by 160 ft) (excluding Heroes' Square) | |||
Avenida da Liberdade | Braga | Portugal | 36,000 | 390,000 | Approx. 400 by 80 m (1,310 by 260 ft) | |||
Taksim Square | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,949 | 386,950 | ||||
Unirii Square | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 35,200 | 379,000 | 220 by 162 m (722 by 531 ft) | |||
Kungsträdgården | Stockholm | Sweden | 35,000 | 380,000 | 350 by 100 m (1,150 by 330 ft) | |||
Place de Jaude | Clermont-Ferrand | France | 35,000 | 380,000 | ||||
Jiřího z Poděbrad Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 35,000 | 380,000 | 240 by 150 m (790 by 490 ft) | 1896 | ||
Skanderbeg Square | Tirana | Albania | 34,800 | 375,000 | 1939 | |||
Domplatz | Erfurt | Germany | 34,500 | 371,000 | ||||
Plaça d'Espanya | Barcelona | Spain | 34,000 | 370,000 | 1929 | |||
Sobornaya Square | Pushkin | Russia | 34,000 | 370,000 | ||||
Plaza Bolívar | Maracay | Venezuela | 33,920 | 365,100 | 320 by 106 metres (1,050 by 348 ft) | |||
Place de la République | Paris | France | 33,677 | 362,500 | 283 by 119 m (928 by 390 ft) | |||
Simpang Lima Square | Semarang | Indonesia | 33,000 | 360,000 | 230 by 150 m (750 by 490 ft) | |||
Muhammad V Square | Casablanca | Morocco | 32,900 | 354,000 | 1916 | |||
Piazza Mercatale | Prato | Italy | 32,294 | 347,610 | ||||
Konak Square | İzmir | Turkey | 32,000 | 340,000 | [33] | |||
Giv'on Square | Tel Aviv | Israel | 32,000 | 340,000 | Approx. 300 m by 105 m | [34] | ||
Place Denfert-Rochereau | Paris | France | 32,000 | 340,000 | 220 by 145 m (722 by 476 ft) | 1863 | ||
Sonoma Plaza | Sonoma | United States | 32,000 | 340,000 | 1846 | [35] | ||
Grote Markt | Sint-Niklaas | Belgium | 31,900 | 343,000 | 1248 | [36] | ||
Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque | Porto | Portugal | 31,416 | 338,160 | ||||
Place Championnet | Valence | France | 31,404 | 338,030 | ||||
Franklin Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31,700 | 341,000 | 1683 | [37] | ||
Logan Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31,700 | 341,000 | 1684 | [37] | ||
Rittenhouse Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31,700 | 341,000 | 1683 | [37] | ||
Washington Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31,700 | 341,000 | 1683 | [37] | ||
Plaza de España | Seville | Spain | 31,000 | 330,000 | Approx. 270 by 150 m (890 by 490 ft) (half-circle) | |||
Praça do Comércio | Lisbon | Portugal | 30,600 | 329,000 | 175 by 175 m (574 by 574 ft) | |||
Míru Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 30,400 | 327,000 | 190 by 160 m (620 by 520 ft) | 1884 | [38] | |
Plaça de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain | 30,000 | 320,000 | 1902 | [39] | ||
Republic Square | Yerevan | Armenia | 30,000 | 320,000 | 1926 | |||
City Hall Square | Copenhagen | Denmark | 29,300 | 315,000 | [40] | |||
Katedros aikštė | Vilnius | Lithuania | 28,600 | 308,000 | Approx. 300 by 90 m (980 by 300 ft) | |||
Plaza de la Encarnación | Seville | Spain | 28,160 | 303,100 | 1948 | [41] | ||
Lincoln's Inn Fields | London | United Kingdom | 28,000 | 300,000 | Approx. 200 by 140 m (660 by 460 ft) | 1630s | ||
Russell Square | Perth | Australia | 27,360 | 294,500 | Approx. 228 by 120 m (748 by 394 ft) | |||
Neumarkt | Cologne | Germany | 27,300 | 294,000 | Approx. 250 by 110 m (820 by 360 ft) | |||
Plaza de la Fé Juan Pablo II | Managua | Nicaragua | 27,214 | 292,930 | [42] | |||
Republiky Square | Plzeň | Czech Republic | 26,827 | 288,760 | 193 by 139 m (633 by 456 ft) | |||
Praça dos Três Poderes | Brasília | Brazil | 26,400 | 284,000 | 120 by 220 m (390 by 720 ft) | 1960 | ||
Heroes' Square | Budapest | Hungary | 25,600 | 276,000 | Approx. 160 by 160 m (520 by 520 ft) | |||
Masarykovo Square | Bělá pod Bezdězem | Czech Republic | 25,350 | 272,900 | 195 by 130 m (640 by 427 ft) | [43] | ||
The Hashemite Plaza | Amman | Jordan | 25,200 | 271,000 | ||||
Tyršovo Square | Hostomice | Czech Republic | 25,200 | 271,000 | Approx. 400 by 63 m (1,312 by 207 ft) | |||
Piazza del Plebiscito | Naples | Italy | 25,000 | 270,000 | ||||
Sennaya Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 25,000 | 270,000 | Approx. 250 by 100 m (820 by 330 ft) | |||
Red Square | Moscow | Russia | 24,750 | 266,400 | Approx. 300 by 70 m (980 by 230 ft) | [44] | ||
Place Jean-Jaurès | Marseille | France | 24,670 | 265,500 | Approx. 225 by 106 m (738 by 348 ft) | 1890s | ||
Rynek | Pułtusk | Poland | 24,636 | 265,180 | 377 by 68 m (1,237 by 223 ft) | |||
Plaza del Pilar | Zaragoza | Spain | 24,100 | 259,000 | ||||
Piazza Duccio Galimberti | Cuneo | Italy | 24,000 | 260,000 | 1800 | |||
Queen Square | Bristol | United Kingdom | 24,000 | 260,000 | 1727 | |||
Piazza della Libertà | Florence | Italy | 23,940 | 257,700 | 190 by 126 m (623 by 413 ft) | 1875 | ||
Schlossplatz | Stuttgart | Germany | 23,800 | 256,000 | 170 by 140 m (560 by 460 ft) | 1860s | ||
Market Square | Kuopio | Finland | 23,400 | 252,000 | 180 by 130 m (590 by 430 ft) | 1775 | ||
Syntagma Square | Athens | Greece | 23,336 | 251,190 | 156 by 156 m (512 by 512 ft) | 1834 | ||
St. Peter's Square | Vatican City | Vatican City | 22,783 | 245,230 | Ellipse, axes 196 by 148 m (643 by 486 ft) | 1667 | [45] | |
Souq Waqif Square | Doha | Qatar | 22,600 | 243,000 | ||||
Piazza della Magione | Palermo | Italy | 22,200 | 239,000 | ||||
Zhongshan Square | Dalian | China | 22,000 | 240,000 | ||||
Old Market Square | Nottingham | United Kingdom | 22,000 | 240,000 | [46] | |||
Karlovo Square | Třebíč | Czech Republic | 22,000 | 240,000 | Approx. 360 by 60 m (1,180 by 200 ft) | [47] | ||
Dam Square | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 20,000 | 220,000 | 200 by 100 m (660 by 330 ft) | |||
Roman Square | Podgorica | Montenegro | 20,000 | 220,000 | [48] | |||
Grand'Place | Arras | France | 20,000 | 220,000 | 200 by 100 m (660 by 330 ft) | |||
Anna Square | Chennai | India | 20,000 | 220,000 | Built in memory of former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, C. N. Annadurai (1967–69) | 1996 | ||
Pershing Square | Los Angeles | United States | 20,000 | 220,000 | ||||
Stortorget | Karlskrona | Sweden | 20,000 | 220,000 | 200 by 100 m (660 by 330 ft) | |||
Přemysla Otakara II. Square | Vysoké Mýto | Czech Republic | 19,929 | 214,510 | 145 by 135 by 155 by 129 m (476 by 443 by 509 by 423 ft) | [49] | ||
Stary Rynek | Poznań | Poland | 19,881 | 214,000 | 141 by 141 m (463 by 463 ft) | 1253 | [50] | |
Plaza de Mayo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 19,713 | 212,190 | ||||
Place des Vosges | Paris | France | 19,600 | 211,000 | 140 by 140 m (460 by 460 ft) | |||
Husovo Square | Rakovník | Czech Republic | 19,500 | 210,000 | 390 by 50 m (1,280 by 160 ft) | [51] | ||
Plaza de Armas | Cusco | Peru | 19,376 | 208,560 | 173 by 112 m (568 by 367 ft) | |||
Vrijthof | Maastricht | Netherlands | 19,300 | 208,000 | 1226 | |||
Gwanghwamun Plaza | Seoul | South Korea | 19,024 | 204,770 | ||||
Place Vendôme | Paris | France | 18,570 | 199,900 | 213 by 124 m (699 by 407 ft) | 1699 | ||
Macedonia Square | Skopje | North Macedonia | 18,500 | 199,000 | ||||
Market Square | Lviv | Ukraine | 18,300 | 197,000 | 142 by 129 m (466 by 423 ft) | |||
Přemysla Otakara II. Square | České Budějovice | Czech Republic | 18,206 | 195,970 | 1265 | [49] | ||
Vagzal Squares | Baku | Azerbaijan | 18,150 | 195,400 | 330 by 55 m (1,083 by 180 ft) | |||
Place de la Riponne | Lausanne | Switzerland | 18,000 | 190,000 | 200 by 90 m (660 by 300 ft) | 1838 | ||
Place Saint-Lambert | Liège | Belgium | 17,900 | 193,000 | ||||
Place du Canada | Montreal | Canada | 17,800 | 192,000 | 200 by 89 m (656 by 292 ft) | |||
Rynek | Zakliczyn | Poland | 17,544 | 188,840 | 172 by 102 m (564 by 335 ft) | |||
Wolności Square | Poznań | Poland | 17,425 | 187,560 | 205 by 85 m (673 by 279 ft) | |||
Vratislavovo Square | Nové Město na Moravě | Czech Republic | 17,300 | 186,000 | 230 by 75 m (755 by 246 ft) | |||
Mevlana Square | Konya | Turkey | 17,000 | 180,000 | [52] | |||
Piazza del Duomo | Milan | Italy | 17,000 | 180,000 | 1330s | |||
Rynek | Nowy Sącz | Poland | 16,610 | 178,800 | 151 by 110 m (495 by 361 ft) | |||
Piazza dei Martiri | Carpi | Italy | 16,560 | 178,300 | 276 by 60 m (906 by 197 ft) | |||
Mírové Square | Kouřim | Czech Republic | 16,250 | 174,900 | 210 by 78 m (689 by 256 ft) | [53] | ||
Martyrs' Square | Beirut | Lebanon | 16,200 | 174,000 | 270 by 60 m (890 by 200 ft) | 1860 | ||
Plaza Mayor de la Constitución | Guatemala City | Guatemala | 16,000 | 170,000 | ||||
Terreiro do Paço | Vila Viçosa | Portugal | 16,000 | 170,000 | [54] | |||
Piazza Castello | Milan | Italy | 15,800 | 170,000 | [55] | |||
Horní Square | Olomouc | Czech Republic | 15,800 | 170,000 | Approx. 160 by 100 m (520 by 330 ft) | |||
Smetanovo Square | Litomyšl | Czech Republic | 15,776 | 169,810 | 493 by 32 m (1,617 by 105 ft) | [56] | ||
Market Square | Turku | Finland | 15,625 | 168,190 | 125 by 125 m (410 by 410 ft) | 1828 | ||
Senatskaya Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 15,625 | 168,190 | Approx. 125 by 125 m (410 by 410 ft) | |||
Tomáš Baťa Square | Sezimovo Ústí | Czech Republic | 15,600 | 168,000 | 205 by 77 m (673 by 253 ft) | |||
Mírové Square | Litoměřice | Czech Republic | 15,500 | 167,000 | 195 by 90 by 180 by 75 m (640 by 295 by 591 by 246 ft) | 1220s | [57] | |
Velké Square | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | 15,500 | 167,000 | 340 by 90 by 320 by 10 m (1,115 by 295 by 1,050 by 33 ft) | |||
Kongens Nytorv | Copenhagen | Denmark | 15,500 | 167,000 | ||||
Market Square | Nowy Targ | Poland | 15,180 | 163,400 | 138 by 110 m (453 by 361 ft) | |||
Alexanderplatz | Berlin | Germany | 15,000 | 160,000 | ||||
Republic Square | Antalya | Turkey | 15,000 | 160,000 | ||||
Pariser Platz | Berlin | Germany | 15,000 | 160,000 | ||||
City Hall Park | Surabaya | Indonesia | 15,000 | 160,000 | ||||
Trg Republike | Podgorica | Montenegro | 15,000 | 160,000 | [58] | |||
Sechseläutenplatz | Zürich | Switzerland | 15,000 | 160,000 | 150 by 100 metres (490 by 330 ft) | 2014 | ||
Privokzalnaya Square | Pushkin | Russia | 15,000 | 160,000 | Circle, diameter 200-metre (660 ft) | |||
Keskustori | Tampere | Finland | 14,500 | 156,000 | Formed of two squares, approx. 120 by 100 m (390 by 330 ft) and 50 by 50 m (160 by 160 ft) |
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Republiky Square | Mladá Boleslav | Czech Republic | 14,350 | 154,500 | 245 by 80 by 240 by 45 m (804 by 262 by 787 by 148 ft) | |||
Place de la Bastille | Paris | France | 14,000 | 150,000 | Approx. 120 by 120 m (390 by 390 ft) | 1792 | ||
Turbinenplatz | Zürich | Switzerland | 14,000 | 150,000 | ||||
Plaza Principal | Villa de Leyva | Colombia | 14,000 | 150,000 | ||||
Plaza Bolivar | Bogotá | Colombia | 13,900 | 150,000 | 1548 | |||
Columbus Circle | New York City | United States | 13,750 | 148,000 | 1572 | |||
Riva | Split | Croatia | 13,500 | 145,000 | Approx. 300 by 45 m (984 by 148 ft) | |||
Piazza del Popolo | Rome | Italy | 13,500 | 145,000 | Approx. 150 by 90 m (490 by 300 ft) | |||
Baníkov Square | Rožňava | Slovakia | 13,500 | 145,000 | Approx. 115 by 115 m (377 by 377 ft) | |||
Place Stanislas | Nancy | France | 13,250 | 142,600 | 125 by 106 m (410 by 348 ft) |
See also
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