Market Square
Market Square is a public space located in Downtown Pittsburgh at the intersection of Forbes Avenue and Market Street. The square was home to the first courthouse and first jail, and the first newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Pittsburgh Gazette.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Description: square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Market Square, Pittsburgh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gateway station and PNC Park.
Gateway station
Railway station
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Gateway station is a station on Pittsburgh Regional Transit's light rail network, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Until October 30, 2009, it was the network's westernmost extent within downtown Pittsburgh. Gateway station is situated 580 feet northwest of Market Square.
PNC Park
Stadium
PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. PNC Park is situated 2,400 feet north of Market Square.
PPG Place
Office building
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PPG Place is a complex in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of six buildings within three city blocks and five and a half acres. PPG Place was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Uptown Pittsburgh.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.
Uptown Pittsburgh
Neighborhood
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Uptown or The Bluff is a neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered in the north by the Hill District and located across the Monongahela River from South Side.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
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Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989.
Market Square
- Categories: square and park
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.4407° or 40° 26′ 27″ northLongitude
-80.00258° or 80° 0′ 9″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
86GXCXRW+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 202731623OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Ukrainian—“Market Square” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان السوق”
- Ukrainian: “Маркет-сквер”
- Ukrainian: “площа Ринок”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Downtown and Fifth & Forbes.
Nearby Places
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