Marienplatz is Munich’s most famous plaza and is located in the heart of the Old Town. Marienplatz has been the physical and cultural center of Munich since 1158. It is currently named after the Marian Column located in the center of the square but it was originally call Schrannenplats or Grain Market Square because it…
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Parca do Comercio is Western Europe’s largest royal square. The Parca do Comercio is a large plaza in Lisbon, Portugal that is bordered on three sides by bright yellow buildings and open on the fourth side along the Tagus River near the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean. This waterfront square is where the royal palace…
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The literal translation for the Piazza del Popolo is “The People’s Square” but the name is actually derived from the poplar trees that surrounded the oval square and is the largest square in Rome. The square was built between 1811 and 1822 and its original function was for welcoming visitors who entered Rome from the…
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Prague’s Old Town Square is one of the top tourist attractions in the city. The buildings surrounding the square are beautiful historical buildings that have been preserved from the time they were built. The most famous building in the old town square is the Old Town Hall which is where the Prague Astronomical Clock is…
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Potsdamer Platz is a modernized plaza that is surrounded by modern skyscraper with a covered public space in the center. It is in the Berlin city center located only about one kilometer from Brandenburg Gate with the Reichstag and Tiergarten (park) also nearby. The view of Potsdamer Platz from the Reichstag rooftop and from the…
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Liberty Square is an enormous plaza in Taipei, Taiwan. The plaza covers more than 240,000 square meters and is in the center of four important buildings. On one end of the plaza is the Gate of Great Centrality and Perfect Uprightness and on the opposite end is the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. The two sides…
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Piazza Novona is one of the most famous squares in Rome. The plaza was commissioned by Pope Innocent X and constructed in 1664 on the site of an ancient stadium for the purpose of celebrating the greatness of the Pamphillj family. The plaza centers around three fountains with the largest fountain in the center of…
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The Plaza de Espana is located in Seville, Spain and was built in 1928 for the Ibero-American Fair in 1929. The plaza is large and covers an area of 50,000 square meters (slightly larger than 11 football fields). The plaza is shaped in the form of a half-elliptical with the main building of the plaza…
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