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Post by Jaga on May 27, 2007 22:27:12 GMT -7
The second largest is in Krakow, Poland. Where is the first largest in Europe?
probably everybody have heard about this square....
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Post by leslie on May 28, 2007 11:03:30 GMT -7
The largest square in Europe is in Padua, Italy.
Leslie
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Post by rdywenur on May 28, 2007 13:03:34 GMT -7
I was going to say Red Square. ...Italians huh...who knew.
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Post by Jaga on May 28, 2007 15:56:21 GMT -7
I think Chris is right. This is a red square in Moscow
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Post by jeanne on May 28, 2007 18:00:03 GMT -7
I was going to say Red Square in Moscow, but has the name been changed since the fall of communism? I figured it had.
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Post by leslie on May 29, 2007 4:16:07 GMT -7
Jaga
I have just tried a search with Google and came across the following quote "the Padua's Prato della Valle, the largest square in Europe."
But also in Google is an article on a concert in Trieste in which there is the claim "Trieste: the main square of the city, the largest square in Europe overlooking the sea."
Some articles claim against the size of Rynek in Krakow because a large ground space is taken up with the old Cloth Hall, the remaining part of the old Town Hall, and St Adalbert's Church.
Then again there is Liberty Square in Kharkov, Ukraine which was visited by Brian Verdugo who saw "Brian was really impressed by the size of the Liberty Square, which is the largest square in Europe." (The president of Talent Control, Brian Verdugo).
I am sure that a really extensive search would produce other 'largest squares'!!!! What have you let yourself in for Jaga?!!!!!
The only two I have personally visited are the ones in Krakow and Padua - while in Padua I was told this was the largest square in Europe!
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Post by Jaga on May 29, 2007 8:26:31 GMT -7
Leslie,
maybe you are right.... I wish I could find some official data but I do not think it is so easy to tabulate the main squares of the towns. I will do more search
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Post by Jaga on May 29, 2007 8:37:19 GMT -7
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Post by scatts on May 31, 2007 11:39:39 GMT -7
Krakow's square still is the largest medieval market square still standing. As for the others I think it should start with definition of a "square" and I suspect that is where it will collapse. I've been to Red Square many times and although it is named as such it is not really a square at all. The end with St Basil's is completely open, except for the tiny cathedral, and it is by no means something that ever served as a market square. As far as I know it is primarily for marching armies up and down so it should really be called "Red Parade Ground".
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Post by leonidium on Oct 27, 2016 13:52:36 GMT -7
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Post by Eric on Oct 27, 2016 20:27:12 GMT -7
I was going to say Red Square in Moscow, but has the name been changed since the fall of communism? I figured it had. The name has nothing at all, in fact, to do with communism, and it was called Red Square for centuries before. The Russian word for red actually means both "red" and "beautiful," and thus the name "Red Square" also comes from the meaning "Beautiful Square". |
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Post by Eric on Oct 27, 2016 20:28:30 GMT -7
Krakow's square still is the largest medieval market square still standing. As for the others I think it should start with definition of a "square" and I suspect that is where it will collapse. I've been to Red Square many times and although it is named as such it is not really a square at all. The end with St Basil's is completely open, except for the tiny cathedral, and it is by no means something that ever served as a market square. As far as I know it is primarily for marching armies up and down so it should really be called "Red Parade Ground". It was a market square at one time, as well as Moscow's central "meeting place." Now, of course, it's for tourists and parades.  |
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Post by jeanne on Nov 8, 2016 8:09:50 GMT -7
I was going to say Red Square in Moscow, but has the name been changed since the fall of communism? I figured it had. The name has nothing at all, in fact, to do with communism, and it was called Red Square for centuries before. The Russian word for red actually means both "red" and "beautiful," and thus the name "Red Square" also comes from the meaning "Beautiful Square". That is interesting...live and learn...thank you, Eric for the information! So, can I assume it is still called "Red Square" and hasn't been changed for reasons other than "communist" ones? |
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