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Bishop's Square) is a public square located in the Indre By neighborhood in Aarhus, Denmark. Bispetorv faces Aarhus Cathedral to the north, Aarhus Theatre to the east and is located in or close to the historic Latin Quarter neighborhood. A low sandstone wall bounds the square east, south and west and there are two small fountains with drinking ...
In the beginning of the 17th century, the area later to become Kongens Nytorv was located outside the Fortifications of Copenhagen, as the eastern section of the ramparts, Østervold, ran along the western edge of the current square, with the eastern city gate, Østerport, located at the end of the street Østergade.
Amagertorv depicted by J. Rach and H. H. Eegberg in 1749, featuring a combination of 17th- and 18th-century buildings. Amagertorv dates back to the Middle Ages when Copenhagen was a small fishing village called Havn, the site was the main corridor between the village and the beach.
The Danish use the word "plads" where an English-speaker would generally use the word "square." This follows the pattern established in other European languages: the German use the cognate "platz" (Berlin's Potsdamer Platz); the French "place" (Paris' Place de Vosque); the Spanish "plaza" (like Madrid's Plaza Mayor); and the Italian "piazza ...
Kultorvet (literally "The Coal Market") is a public square in the Old Town of Copenhagen, Denmark.Together with Købmagergade and the southern part of Frederiksborggade, it forms a pedestrian zone between Nørreport station and Amagertorv on Strøget.
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The top-ranked team in the final USA Today Network Ohio Super 25 Poll and the Akron area's only No. 1 seed vs. a team seeking its 11th trip to a state semifinal and its sixth state title since 2002.