Other names for town square are civic center , city square , urban square , market square , public square , Platz ( from German ) , plaza ( from Spanish ) , piazza ( from Italian ) , and place ( nearly rhymes with â busâ ) ( from French ) . Other names for town square are civic center , city square , urban square , market square , public square , town green , Platz ( from German ) , plaza ( from Spanish ) , piazza ( from Italian ) , place ( from French ) , praÃ a ( from Portuguese ) , plac ( from Polish ) and maydan ( from Persian and Arabic ) .