Harvard Square

Harvard Square is a triangular plaza at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Brattle Street and John F. Kennedy Street near the center of , , United States.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: square near the center of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: Harvard Sq”, “Harvard Square Historic District”, and “Harvard Square, Cambridge

Places of Interest

Highlights include Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard station.

University
The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as the , is the graduate school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in .

Metro station
is a rapid transit and bus transfer station in . Located at Harvard Square, it serves the MBTA's Red Line subway system as well as MBTA buses.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Cambridge Historic District and Riverside.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district encompassing a residential neighborhood of that dates to colonial times.

Neighborhood
, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the north, River Street on the east, the on the south, and JFK Street on the west.

Neighborhood
, formerly known as Agassiz and also called Harvard North, Area 8 or Agassiz/Baldwin, is one of the thirteen neighborhoods of , United States.

Harvard Square

Latitude
42.37371° or 42° 22′ 25″ north
Longitude
-71.1195° or 71° 7′ 10″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87JC9VFJ+F5
Geo­Names ID
4938974
Wiki­data ID
Q1587858
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Latin—“Harvard Square” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ميدان هارفارد
  • Cebuano: Harvard Square
  • Chinese: 哈佛广场
  • Chinese: 哈佛廣場
  • Dutch: Harvard Square
  • French: Harvard Sq
  • French: Harvard Square
  • German: Harvard Square
  • Hebrew: כיכר הרווארד
  • Indonesian: Lapangan Harvard
  • Japanese: ハーバード・スクウェア
  • Japanese: ハーバード・スクェア
  • Japanese: ハーバード・スクエア
  • Latin: Quadratum Harvardianum

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include The Atrium Shopping Center and Burial Hill Cemetery.

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