page_title: Town square
hierarchical_section_title: Town square
caption_attribution_description: View at Piazza della Signoria from the front balcony of Palazzo Vecchio, in Florence
context_page_description: A town square is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.
  Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are called fountain squares.
context_section_description: A town square (or city square, urban square, public square or piazza) is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Related concepts are the civic center, the market square and the village green.
  Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a well, monument, statue or other feature. Those with fountains are called fountain squares.
caption: Piazza della Signoria, in Florence, Italy, a historic example of a traditional public square
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