List of city squares by size
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This article lists the largest city squares, ordered by area. Areas given are as noted in the articles or the reference provided, but may not be directly comparable.
City square | City | Country | Area[1] | Dimensions | Notes | Photo |
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Xinghai Square | Dalian | China | 1,100,000 m² approx. | ‡ | ||
Merdeka Square | Jakarta | Indonesia | 1,000,000 m² approx. | |||
Praça dos Girassóis (Square of the Sunflowers) | Palmas, Tocantins | Brazil | 570,000 m² approx. | approx. 833–802 m by 718–643 m | [2] | |
Tiananmen Square | Beijing | China | 440,000 m² | 880 m by 500 m | ‡ | |
India Gate Complex | New Delhi | India | 306,600 m² | approx. 625m diameter | ||
Parade Square | Warsaw | Poland | 240,000 m² | approx. 600 m by 400 m | ||
Kuybyshev Square | Samara | Russia | 174,000 m² | approx. 500–530 m by 300–330 m | ||
Perm Esplanade | Perm | Russia | 152,000 m² | approx. 950 m by 160 m | ||
Piazza Carlo III of Bourbon | Caserta | Italy | 130,000 m²[citation needed] | More the esplanade of the Reggia di Caserta, than a city square | ||
Universitetskaya Square | Moscow | Russia | 130,000 m² | 930 m by 140 m | ||
Moskovskaya Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 130,000 m² | 640 m by 205 m(?) | ||
Place des Quinconces | Bordeaux | France | 126,000 m² | |||
Republic Square | Almaty | Kazakhstan | 121,800 m² | 580 m by 210 m | ||
Freedom Square | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 119,000 m² | 690-750m by 96-125m | ||
Sanam Luang | Bangkok | Thailand | 114,000 m² | |||
Parker's Piece | Cambridge | United Kingdom | 100,000 m² | |||
Millennium Park | Chicago | United States | 99,000 m² | ‡ | ||
Unirii Square | Bucharest | Romania | 97,000 m² | |||
Kruhle (Round) Square | Poltava | Ukraine | 93,500 m² | diameter 345 m | ‡ | |
Tysyacheletiya Square/Meñyıllıq Mäydanı | Kazan | Russia | 90,000 m² | 510 m by 130–250 m | ||
Prato della Valle | Padua | Italy | 90,000 m² | ‡ | ||
Plaza de Balcarce | Balcarce | Argentina | 90,000 m² | 300 m by 300 m | ||
Naghsh-e Jahan Square | Isfahan | Iran | 89,600 m² | 560 m by 160 m | [3] | |
St. Stephen's Green | Dublin | Ireland | 89,000 m² | 350 m by 255 m | ||
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 Square | Corfu (city) | Greece | 84,000 m² | 412 m by 204 m | ||
Charles Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 80,550 m² (rather 66,300 m²) | 510 m by 130 m | ||
Museumplein | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 79,000 m² | |||
Odori Park | Sapporo | Japan | 78,900 m² | approx.55 m by 1430 m | ||
Praça do Império | Lisbon | Portugal | 78,400 m² | 280 m by 280 m | ||
Gelebe square | Baku | Azerbaijan | 78,300 m² | 290 m by 270 m | ||
Plaine de Plainpalais | Geneva | Switzerland | 78,135 m² | rhombus of 640 m by 200 m | ||
Bayi Square (August 1st Square) | Nanchang | China | 78,000 m² | |||
Sükhbaatar Square | Ulan Bator | Mongolia | 76,000 m² | |||
Kim Il-sung Square | Pyongyang | North Korea | 75,000 m² | [4] | ||
Tahrir square | Cairo | Egypt | 74,000 m² | |||
Victory Square | Vitebsk | Belarus | 72,200 m² | |||
Red Square | Moscow | Russia | 73,000 m² | approx 300 m by 70 m | [5] | |
Plaza de la Revolucion | Havana | Cuba | 72,000 m² | |||
Place de L'Hôtel de Ville | Le Havre | France | 70,000 m² | 280 m by 250 m | ||
Independence Square | Minsk | Belarus | 70,000 m² | |||
The Square | Palmerston North | New Zealand | 70,000 m² | |||
Plaza Moreno | La Plata | Argentina | 66,700 m² | 230 m by 290 m | ||
Kontraktova Square | Kiev | Ukraine | 65,000 m² | |||
New Haven Green | New Haven, Connecticut | United States | 65,000 m² | |||
Town Market Square | Olecko | Poland | 64,500 m² | 212 m by 220 m by 336 m by 253 m | [6][7][8] | |
Azadliq Square | Baku | Azerbaijan | 62,700 m² | 570 m by 110 m | ||
Esplanade of the Foro Italico | Palermo | Italy | 62.500 m² | |||
Place Bellecour | Lyon | France | 62,400 m² | 312 m by 200 m | ||
Ba Dinh Square | Hanoi | Vietnam | 60,000 m² | 400 m by 150 m | ||
Piazza Garibaldi | Naples | Italy | 60,000 m² | |||
Victoria Square | Adelaide | Australia | 58,000 m² | 161 m by 322 m | ||
John Paul II Square | Budapest | Hungary | 57,600 m² | 240 m by 240 m | [9] | |
Zócalo | Mexico City | Mexico | 57,600 m² | 240 m by 240 m | [10] | |
Kikar hamedina | Tel Aviv | Israel | 55,000 m² | 132.5 m by 265 m | ||
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II | Rome | Italy | 55,000 m² | 316 m by 174 m | ||
Yakub Kolas Square | Minsk | Belarus | 52,000 m² | File:Belarus-Minsk-Yakub Kolas Square-3.jpg | ||
Széchenyi tér | Szeged | Hungary | 50,087 m² | |||
Palace Square | St. Petersburg | Russia | 50,000 m² | [11] | ||
Azadi Square (Freedom Square) | Tehran | Iran | 50,000 m² | ‡ | ||
Grand Park | Los Angeles | United States | 48562 m² | |||
Central square | Ganja | Azerbaijan | 48,300 m² | 420 m by 110 m | ||
Námestie SNP | Zvolen | Slovakia | 48,000 m² | |||
Railway Terminal Square | Minsk | Belarus | 48,000 m² | |||
Marktplatz | Heide | Germany | 47,000 m² | |||
Wenceslas Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 45,000 m² | 750 m by 60 m | ‡ | |
Place du Pâtis | Montargis | France | 45,000 m² | |||
Place de l'Étoile | Paris | France | 45,000 m² approx. | diameter of 240.86 m | ||
Erzsébet tér | Budapest | Hungary | 43,200 m² approx | Approx 240m by 180m | ||
Piazza del Duomo | Milan | Italy | 40,200 m² approx. | |||
Deák tér | Sopron | Hungary | 40,000 m² | 870 m by 46 m (The longest square in Central Europe) | ||
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 | |||
Piazza Vittorio Veneto | Turin | Italy | 40,000 m² approx. | 360 m by 111 m | [12] | |
Place Viger | Montreal | Canada | 40,000 m² | 400 m by 100 m | ||
Old Port | Marseille | France | 40,000 m² | [13] | ||
Victory Square | Minsk | Belarus | 39,375 m² | |||
Schloßplatz | Berlin | Germany | 39,375 m² | |||
Washington Square Park | New York City | United States | 39,000 m² | ‡ | ||
Main Market Square | Kraków | Poland | 39,000 m² | 200 m by 195 m | ||
Market Square | Wrocław | Poland | 37,920 m² | 213 m by 178 m | ||
Plaza de España | Madrid | Spain | 36,900 m² | [14] | ||
Masarykovo Namesti | Jihlava | Czech Republic | 36,653 m² | [14] | ||
Square of the 56-ers | Budapest | Hungary | 36,500 m² approx | Approx 730m by 50m (excluding Heroes' Square) | ||
Taksim Square | Istanbul | Turkey | 35,949 m² | |||
Unirii Square, Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 35,200 m² | 220 m by 162 m | ||
Kungsträdgården | Stockholm | Sweden | 35,000 m² | 350 m by 100 m | ||
Place de Jaude | Clermont-Ferrand | France | 35,000 m² | |||
Domplatz | Erfurt | Germany | 34,500 m² | |||
Plaça d'Espanya | Barcelona | Spain | 34,000 m² | |||
Plaza Bolívar | Maracay | Venezuela | 33,920 m² | 320 m by 106 m | ||
Place Denfert-Rochereau | Paris | France | 32,000 m² approx. | 220 m by 145 m | ||
Grote Markt | Sint-Niklaas | Belgium | 31,900 m² | |||
Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque | Porto | Portugal | 31,416 m² | ‡ | ||
Franklin Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31700 m² | [15] | ||
Logan Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31700 m² | [15] | ||
Plaza de España | Seville | Spain | 31,000 m² | Approx. 270 m by 150 m (half-circle) | ||
Praça do Comércio | Lisbon | Portugal | 30,600 m² | 175 m by 175 m | ||
Tyrs Square | Hostomice pod Brdy | Czech Republic | 30,100 m² | 430 m by 70 m | ||
Plaça de Catalunya | Barcelona | Spain | 30,000 m² approx. | [16] | ||
Katedros aikštė | Vilnius | Lithuania | 28,600 m² approx. | Approx. 300 m by 90 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 | ||
Neumarkt | Cologne | Germany | 27,300 m² approx. | Approx. 250 m by 110 m | ||
Plaza de la Fé Juan Pablo II | Managua | Nicaragua | 27,214 m² | [17] | ||
Rittenhouse Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31700 m² | [15] | ||
Washington Square | Philadelphia | United States | 31700 m² | [15] | ||
Square of the Republic | Pilsen | Czech Republic | 26,827 m² | 193 m by 139 m | ||
Praça dos Três Poderes | Brasília | Brazil | 26,400 m² | 120 m by 220 m | ‡ | |
Rynek | Pułtusk | Poland | 25,636 m² | 377 m by 68 m | ||
Heroes' Square | Budapest | Hungary | 25,600 m² approx | Approx 160m by 160m | ||
Place Jean-Jaurès | Marseille | France | 25,220 m² | |||
Piazza del Plebiscito | Naples | Italy | 25,000 m² approx. | |||
Plaza del Pilar | Zaragoza | Spain | 24,100 m² approx. | |||
Piazza Duccio Galimberti | Cuneo | Italy | 24,000 m² approx. | |||
Syntagma Square | Athens | Greece | 23,336 m² | 156 m by 156 m | ||
Trafalgar Square | London | United Kingdom | 23,000 m² | 110 m by 110 m | [18] | |
St. Peter's Square | Vatican City | Vatican | 22,783 m² | ellipse dimensions 196 m by 148 m | [19] | |
Piazza della Magione | Palermo | Italy | 22.200 m² | |||
Old Market Square | Nottingham | United Kingdom | 22,000 m² approx. | [20] | ||
Karlovo náměstí (Charles square) | Třebíč | Czech Republic | 22,000 m² approx. | cca 360m by 60m | ||
Dam Square | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 20,000 m² approx. | 200 m by 100 m | ||
Roman Square | Podgorica | Montenegro | 20,000 m² approx. | [21] | ||
Grand'Place | Arras | France | 20,000 m² approx. | 200 m by 100 m | ||
Pershing Square | Los Angeles | United States | 20,000 m² | |||
Stary Rynek | Poznań | Poland | 19,881 m² | 141 m by 141 m | [22] | |
Plaza de Mayo | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 19,713 m² | |||
Place des Vosges | Paris | France | 19,600 m² | 140 m by 140 m | ||
Plaza de Armas of Cusco, Peru | Cusco | Peru | 19,376 m² | 173 m by 112 m | ||
Gwanghwamun Plaza | Seoul | South Korea | 19,024 m² | File:Gwanghwamun square.jpg | ||
Macedonia Square | Skopje | Macedonia | 18.500 m² | |||
Market Square | Lviv | Ukraine | 18,300 m² | 142 m by 129 m | ||
Vagzal Squares | Baku | Azerbaijan | 18,150 m² | 330 m by 55 m | ||
Parc Salvator | Mulhouse | France | 18,091 m² | 270 m by 67 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 | ||
Přemysl Otakar II Square | Budweis | Czech Republic | 17,000 m² | [23] | ||
Peace Square (Mírové náměstí) | Litoměřice | Czech Republic | 17,000 m² | |||
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 | ||
Plaza Mayor de la Constitución | Ciudad de Guatemala | Guatemala | 16,000 m² | |||
Terreiro do Paço | Vila Viçosa | Portugal | 16,000 m² approx | [24] | ||
Piazza Castello | Milan | Italy | 15,800 m² | [25] | ||
Alexanderplatz | Berlin | Germany | 15,000 m² | |||
Trg Republike | Podgorica | Montenegro | 15,000 m² | [26] | ||
Kongens Nytorv | Copenhagen | Denmark | 15,000 m² | |||
Rynek | Nowy Targ | Poland | 14,300 m² | 140 m by 110 m | ||
Turbinenplatz | Zurich | Switzerland | 14,000 m² | |||
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 | ||
Námestie baníkov | Rožňava | Slovakia | 13,500 m² | approx. 115 m by 115 m | ||
Place Stanislas | Nancy | France | 13,250 m² | 125 m by 106 m | ||
Seoul Plaza | Seoul | South Korea | 13,207 m² | File:Seoul-City Hall Plaza-Skate-01.jpg | ||
Ban Jelačić Square | Zagreb | Croatia | 13,125 m² | 175 m by 75 m | ||
Altmarkt | Dresden | Germany | 13,000 m² approx. | approx. 130 m by 100 m | ||
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 | [27] | |
Plaza Mayor | Madrid | Spain | 12,126 m² | 129 m by 94 m | ||
Dóm tér | Szeged | Hungary | 12,000 m² | |||
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 | ||
Piazza Saffi | Forlì | Italy | 11,136 m² | 128 m by 87 m | [28] | |
Piazza Unità d'Italia | Trieste | Italy | 10,368 m² | [29] | ||
Square Steinbach | Mulhouse | France | 10,269 m² | |||
Markt | Bruges | Belgium | 10,000 m² approx. | [30] | ||
Rynek Wielki | Zamość | Poland | 10,000 m² | 100 m by 100 m | ||
Piazza d'Italia, Italia's Square | Sassari | Italy | 10,000 m² | 100 m by 100 m | ||
Place Émilie-Gamelin | Montreal | Canada | 10,000 m² | 100 m by 100 m | ||
Piazza del Duomo | L'Aquila | Italy | 9,800 m² | approx. 140 m by 70 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 | ||
Dizengoff Square | Tel Aviv | Israel | 9,025 m² | 95 m by 95 m | ||
Old Town Square | Prague | Czech Republic | 9,000 m² | |||
Grote Markt | Groningen | The Netherlands | 9,000 m² | 100 m by 90 m | ||
Salt Square | Wrocław | Poland | 8,000 m² | 85 m by 94 m | ||
Vabaduse väljak | Tallinn | Estonia | 7,752 m² | approx. 110 m by 75 m | ||
Piazza della Repubblica | Florence | Italy | 7,500 m² | approx. 100 m by 75 m | ||
Davidka Square | Jerusalem | Israel | 7,500 m² | approx. 100 m by 75 m | ||
Zion Square | Jerusalem | Israel | 7,200 m² | approx. 100 m by 72 m | ||
Plaza Mayor | Salamanca | Spain | 6,400 m² | |||
Rotušės aikštė | Alytus | Lithuania | 6,300 m² | approx. 175 m by 35 m | ||
Raekoja plats | Tartu | Estonia | 6,034 m² | approx. 180 m by 30 m | ||
Münsterplatz | Konstanz | Germany | 6,000 m² | |||
Kelfkensbosch | Nijmegen | Netherlands | 5,600 m² | 160 m by 70 m (Triangular shape) | ||
Raekoja plats | Tallinn | Estonia | 5,550 m² approx. | approx. 75 m by 75 m |
See also
Notes
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- ^ May not be directly comparable
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- ^ Encyclopedia Brittanica, http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/494537/Red-Square
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