Mellon Square
Mellon Square is an urban park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the first Modernist park built above a parking garage. With its distinctive black, white, and green geometric pavement, it is a prominent urban oasis and gathering spot in Downtown Pittsburgh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: Square located in Pittsburgh
- Also known as: “Mellon Square Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oliver Building and PPG Paints Arena.
Oliver Building
Hotel
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Henry W. Oliver Building, now known as the Embassy Suites By Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown, is a 25-story, 106 m skyscraper at 535 Smithfield Street, across from Mellon Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PPG Paints Arena
Stadium
Photo: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0.
PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League.
Trinity Cathedral
Church
Photo: PerryPlanet, Public domain.
Trinity Cathedral is an Episcopal Church in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is the cathedral for the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. The cathedral reported 128 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsburgh and Downtown Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh
Photo: Robpinion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The pleasure of Pittsburgh remains a well-kept secret. Though not built up by reputation, the city's unique combination of bridges, steep hills, and broad rivers make it one of the most naturally scenic cities in the country.
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
Photo: Ronjamin, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Mellon Square
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44093° or 40° 26′ 27″ northLongitude
-79.99747° or 79° 59′ 51″ westElevation
751 feet (229 metres)Open location code
87G2C2R3+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 125393460OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mellon Square” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mellon Square Park”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Omni William Penn Hotel and 525 William Penn Place.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mellon Square”. Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.