Russell Square in

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia is a large public space between

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and James Street in Northbridge. It was named after

Lord John Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was a British Whig and Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1852 and again from 1865 to 186 ...

. The eastern boundary is on Parker Street, which is the location of the Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helene, and the Hellenic Community Centre. Shenton Street is the western boundary of the square. Russell Square was created some time between 1838 and 1845; it appears on 1845 maps of Perth, but not on 1838 maps. Prior to the first world war photographs taken from the eastern side give a sense of the development of the square. In the 1920s it was the location of brass band music supported by the Perth City Council. It has also been known as the park of sighs () as it was the favoured meeting place of the Italian community of Little Italy. In the early 1990s it was reviewed in planning studies. In October 1994 Russell Square was upgraded, and thirty sculptures were designed and created by local artists Greg James and Drago Dadich. It has been a venue for the Festival of Perth.

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