Hanover Square
Hanover Square is a square with a public park in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is triangular in shape, formed by the intersections of Pearl Street and Hanover Street; Pearl Street and a street named Hanover Square; and William Street and Stone Street.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: square in New York City, United States of America
- Also known as: “Hanover Square, Manhattan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Federal Hall and Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden.
Federal Hall
Historic building
Photo: Ajay Suresh, CC BY 2.0.
Federal Hall was the first capitol building of the United States established under the Constitution. Serving as the meeting place of the First United States Congress and the site of George Washington's first presidential inauguration, the building was located on Wall Street facing the northern end of Broad Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, from 1703 to 1812.
Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden
Park
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden is located in Hanover Square in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. It commemorates the Commonwealth of Nations member states' victims of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Financial District and Battery Park City.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
Battery Park City
Neighborhood
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Battery Park City is a neighborhood and planned community at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is situated along the Hudson River waterfront, and separated the Financial District and Tribeca by the West Side Highway.
Downtown Manhattan
Quarter
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lower Manhattan, also known as Downtown Manhattan, is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The area is the historical birthplace of New York City and in the 17th and 18th centuries composed the entirety of the city.
Hanover Square
- Category: square
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Hanover Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hanover Square”
- Chinese: “汉诺威广场”
- Chinese: “漢諾威廣場”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان هانوفر”
- French: “Hanover Square”
- Japanese: “ハノーヴァー・ストリート”
- Japanese: “ハノーバー・スクエア (マンハッタン)”
- Japanese: “ハノーバー・スクエア”
- Spanish: “Hanover Square (Manhattan)”
- Spanish: “Hanover Square”
- Ukrainian: “Ганновер-сквер (Мангеттен)”
- Ukrainian: “Ганновер-сквер”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Civic Center and TriBeCa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Delmonico’s and Stone Street.
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