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Franklin Square of Philadelphia

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Location  The city of Philadelphia can rightly boast of being, perhaps after Boston, the greatest center of the movement for independence of U.S.A. One of the five original squares built during the late seventeenth century in central Philadelphia, Franklin Square is known all over the world as a hot spot for every kind of fun and recreation. Its main features include the Philadelphia,, a tiny golf course, playgrounds, and the delicious Square Burger, all surrounding the attractive Franklin  Square Fountain. It is, moreover, one of the sites most popular among the citizens for picnics and especially for birthday parties. You can have an enjoyable ride in the liberty carousal on famous racehorse heroes, or can hear tales concerning Franklin Square’s past at the story telling bench, or savor the scrumptious burgers with Cake Shake. A Brief History of Franklin Square The history of the square dates back to the last decades of the seventeenth century when William Penn, the Engl...

Plaza de Mayo of Buenos Aires

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  Location and the reason for the name of Plaza de Mayo  Located in the heart of the down town of Argentinean capital and at the end of Avenue de Mayo, near the Cathedral underground station, the main square of Buenos Aires, will forever he known as the place being the origin of the independence movement of Argentina. It is the place where started the movement for the liberation of the land from Spanish regime that soon spread all over the continent of South America. The answer to the question: why is the square callled Plaza De Mayo is that since the movement for indepedence of the country started in the month of May at 25th in  1810 A.D , that is why it is called Plaza de Mayo. In the center of the square can be seen the “Pyramide de Mayo “a large obelisk commemorating the emancy was started in the month of Mayipation   of the nation from the Spanish rule. The plaza covers nearly two city blocks and is lined by several buildings of the nineteenth century. At the ...

Plaza Zocalo of Mexico City

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Location and surroundings of the Plaza  Situated exactly at the centre of the capital of the old Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, the spacious Plaza Zocalo is one of the largest public squares of the world. It ranks the third, after the Tienanmen Square of Beijing and the Red Square of Moscow, in the world, having an area of 830 x 500 square feet. In the metric system, its dimensions are: 220 M from North to South, and 240 M from East to West. It is the main square of Mexico city and the popular gathering place for public to take part in all kinds of demonstrations, government and political rallies, concerts, and various festive events all the year. It also serves as a human chessboard and an ice-skating Ring. The most spectacular event happening at the plaza regularly is the hoisting of the national flag by the army daily at 6: 00 A.M in morning and its lowering at 6: 00 P.M in evening. Having the official name, Plaza de la Constitution, the square is commonly called Plaza Zocalo. It w...