Europe has numerous squares, most of which were created just after the Middle Ages, but you can find 2,000 year old squares just as easily as well. Markets, crownings, punishments or even theater have all taken place on these squares in the past, but most of them have turned into large tourist attractions nowadays.
Earlier, Europeish asked people about their favorite European train station, and this time we asked 1,019 people which square in Europe they liked most. And yet again, the winner can be found in Belgium.
1. Grand Place
Brussels, Belgium
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2. Red Square
Moscow, Russia
Image via John P. Menzel
3. Place Stanislas
Nancy, France
Image via Aurélien Schvartz
4. Old Town Square
Prague, Czech Republic
Image via Axel D
5. Piazza del Campo
Siena, Italy
Image via Cedric Sarlette
6. Saint Peter’s Square
Rome/ Vatican, Italy
Image via Gianfranco Marangolo
7. Place de la Concorde
Paris, France
Image via AG Photographe
8. Trafalgar Square
London, England
Image via Wikipedia
9. Grand Place
Antwerp, Belgium
Image via Sara Kospal
10. Rynek Glowny
Kraków, Poland
Image via Alexandre Fundone
11. Piazza del Plebiscito
Naples (Italy)
Image via Salvatore
12. Marienplatz
Münich (Germany)
Image via Panos.at
13. Rådhuspladsen
Copenhagen (Denmark)
Image via Aaron Hall
14. Piazza Navona
Rome (Italy)
Image via Attilio Correnti
15. George Square
Glasgow (Scotland)
Image via Rafelot
16. Plaza Mayor
Madrid (Spain)
Image via Ramon Duran
17. Gendarmenmarkt
Berlin (Germany)
Image via Jonas Aarre Sommerset
18. Vrijthof
Maastricht (Netherlands)
Image via Mosae
19. Plaza de Espana
Sevilla (Spain)
Image via Roberto Ruiz
20. Place des Vosges
Paris (France)
Image via National Geographic
21. Palace Square
St Petersburg (Russia)
Image via Luis Manuel Guaida Escontria
22. Piazza San Marco
Venice (Italy)
Image via Toshio Kishiyama
23. Victoria Square
Birmingham (England)
Image via Richard
24. Plaza Mayor
Salamanca (Spain)
Image via Paco Calvino
25. Praça do Comércio
Lisbon (Portugal)
Image via Paolo Freire
5 comments on "25 Amazingly Stunning European Squares";
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Luis 09.06.2012 “I think that Obradoiro's Square (Santiago de Compostela-Spain) is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.”
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udayan paul 28.10.2012 “Love it !”
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Al 22.05.2014 “I'm from Glasgow and George Square is universally regarded as a civic joke. It is grey, colourless and bland. The biggest eyesore is Queen Street railway station, a hideous dump full of fumes, followed by the red tarmac. It could do with some more colourful buildings. If you want a nice Scottish square, try St. Andrews Square in Edinburgh. The finest view in Glasgow is the juxtaposition of the stunning Kelvingrove Museum with the romantic University on the banks of the lush river Kelvin in the city's West End.”
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Drama Pietei Libertatii din Timisoara | Nebuloasa 09.02.2015 “[…] multe piete celebre ale Europei puteti vedea in articolul asta, de unde am luat si cele trei foto de mai sus pentru exemplificare. Cu mentiunea ca toate pietele […]”
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Andrea 18.09.2017 “So you think the square in Birmingham is more beautiful than Heroes Square in Budapest.... hmmmm....”
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