Squares of London

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London has had a long history with squares in London. There are currently many squares which were formerly part of much larger parks. Many of the current squares have become world famous landmarks, in particular Trafalgar Square.

The parks can be split according to garden squares and other squares.

1 Garden Squares
2 Squares as landmarks
3 Other squares
4 References
5 External links
6 See also

[edit] Garden Squares

[edit] Squares as landmarks

[edit] Other squares

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London has many squares. A few such as as Trafalgar Square, were built as public open spaces, like the city squares found in many cities, but most of them originally contained private communal gardens for use by the inhabitants of the surrounding houses (these are sometimes known as garden squares). This type of space is most prevalent in central London, but squares are also found in the suburbs. Some of these gardens are now open to the public, while others are still private. "Square" is a generic term for such spaces, and many of them are not actually square, or even rectangular. Some have the word "square" in their name, while others do not.

The making of residential squares came to an end in the early twentieth century, with one of the last being designed by Edwin Lutyens for Hampstead Garden Suburb. But in the last quarter of the twentieth century a fashion for making office squares developed. This trend was led by the Broadgate development.