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Market square The market square (or sometimes, the market place) is a Town square, square meant for trading, in which a market is held. It is an important feature of many towns and cities around the world.Market Square, Hämeenlinna, Finland * Market Square, Helsinki, Finland *
Market Square, Kuopio Kuopio Market Square ( fi, Kuopion kauppatori) is the market square in the Multimäki, Multimäki district in Kuopio, North Savonia, Finland. The market is located about one hundred meters above sea level and the size of the area is 130×174 meter ...
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Market Square, Oulu The Oulu Market Square is the main market square of the city of Oulu, Finland. The market square is located in the city centre, in the Pokkinen district, on the waterfront of the Oulujoki river. The Rotuaari pedestrian zone starts from the square ...
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Market Square, Turku The Market Square ( fi, Kauppatori, sv, Salutorget) is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square. It hosts a lively market on weekdays, and ther ...
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Ireland

* Market Square, Letterkenny, County Donegal


Ukraine

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Market Square (Ivano-Frankivsk) Market Square in Ivano-Frankivsk is called Ploshcha Rynok ( uk, Площа Ринок) and is historically the central square of the city. It is the oldest square and traces its history to the city's establishment. The main feature of the square ...
* Market Square (Lutsk) * Market Square (Lviv)


United Kingdom

* Old Market Square,
Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east ...


North America


Canada

* Market Square, Victoria, British Columbia * Old Market Autonomous Zone, Winnipeg, Manitoba


United States

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Market Square (Lake Forest, Illinois) Market Square is a neighborhood shopping center in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States, in the Chicago metropolitan area. Opened in 1916, it is often cited as the first planned shopping center in the United States, with common design and manag ...
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Market Square Historic District (Newburyport, Massachusetts) The Market Square Historic District of Newburyport, Massachusetts encompasses an area of the city near the Merrimack River that was completely rebuilt after a major fire in 1811. Over the next twenty years the area was rebuilt under a buildi ...
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Market Square (High Point, North Carolina) Market Square is a furniture showroom complex in High Point, North Carolina, owned by International Market Centers which is the largest building in North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the sixth largest in the Unit ...
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Market Square (Miamisburg, Ohio) Market Square in Miamisburg, Ohio is a square located at the intersection of Central Avenue and Main Street. It is also the name of a historic district including the square and more, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
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Market Square, Harrisburg Harrisburg's Market Square is located in Downtown Harrisburg at the intersection of 2nd and Market Streets. The square was created in 1785. Since then, it has traditionally been the navigational center of the city, and experienced a post-1980s revi ...
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Market Square, Pittsburgh Market Square is a public space located in Downtown Pittsburgh at the intersection of Forbes Avenue (originally named Diamond Way in colonial times) and Market Street. The square was home to the first courthouse, first jail (both in 1795) and the ...
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Market Square, Providence, Rhode Island Market Square is a market square in Providence, Rhode Island. It is located at the intersection of present-day North Main Street and College Street at the base of College Hill. Market Square has historically functioned as a commercial, civic, and ...
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Market Square Commercial Historic District (Knoxville, Tennessee) Market Square is a historic district and pedestrian mall located in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Established in 1854 as a market place for regional farmers, the square has developed over the decades into a multipurpose venue that ...
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Market Square (Houston, Texas) Market Square Park is a public park in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. It is bounded by Travis, Milam, Congress and Preston streets. It has remained a geographic centerpiece of Downtown Houston since the arrival of the city's founders, ...
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Main Street/Market Square Historic District Main Street Market Square Historic District is a historic district in Houston, Texas that includes the Market Square Park. It includes buildings nearby, as well as the square itself. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places i ...
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Market Square (San Antonio) Market Square is a three-block outdoor plaza lined with shops, and restaurants in downtown San Antonio, Texas. Market Square is the largest Mexican market in the United States. The "El Mercado" section has 32 specialty shops and the "Farmer's Marke ...
, Texas * Market Square (Alexandria, Virginia) *
Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market Square Fredericksburg Town Hall and Market Square, also known as the Fredericksburg Area Museum, is a historic town hall and public market space located in Fredericksburg, Virginia. History It was built between 1814 and 1816, and consists of a two ...
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Centre Market Square Historic District Centre Market Square Historic District is a historic district in Wheeling, West Virginia, listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's officia ...
* Market Square, San Francisco, headquarters of
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Oceania


Australia

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Market Square, Geelong Market Square was a town square located in the centre of Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. Consisting of eight acres (2.9 hectares) of land, the area was reserved by Governor Sir George Gipps as a town square during the initi ...
, a shopping centre in Victoria, Australia


New Zealand

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Victoria Square, Christchurch Victoria Square is located in central Christchurch, New Zealand. Originally known as Market Place or Market Square, it was the site of market days, fairs, and trade before its redevelopment in 1896–1897 into a park. Subsequent to the February ...
(formerly named Market Square)


Other uses

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Market Square Records Market Square Records was a music promotion and record label company, which operated between 1999 and 2020 based in Buckingham, England. It released the back catalogues of British folk artists and expanded into other genres such as rock, blu ...
, a record label


See also

* Church Square, Pretoria, formerly Market Square *
City square (disambiguation) A City square is another name for a town square. City square may also refer to: *Urban park type ** List of city squares by size *City Square, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * City Square (MBTA station), Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States * ...
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Town square (disambiguation) A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Town square may also refer to: Places * Town Square (Dubai), United Arab Emirates * Town Square (Las Vegas), upscale center de ...
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Public Square (disambiguation) A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not necessarily a true geometric square, used for community gatherings. ...
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The Square (disambiguation) The Square may refer to: Places *Cathedral Square, Christchurch, locally known simply as the Square *The Square, Bournemouth, a public square *The Square, Tallaght, a shopping centre in Dublin *The Square, Harlow, a now closed small music venue i ...
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Square (disambiguation) A square is a regular quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles. Square or Squares may also refer to: Mathematics and science *Square (algebra), multiplying a number or expression by itself *Square (cipher), a cryptographic block ...
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Market (disambiguation) Market is a term used to describe concepts such as: * Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand * Market economy *Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market Geography *Märket, a ...
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