Gathering place

This article is about the general concept of a "gathering place". For the park in Tulsa, Oklahoma, see Gathering Place.

Rebekah at the Well 1860 woodcut in Die Bibel in Bildern.

A gathering place is any place where people are able to congregate. Gathering places may be public; for example, city streets, town squares, and parks; or private; for example, churches, coffee shops, stadiums, and theaters.

Examples of gathering places include Stonehenge, the agora of ancient Greece, New York City's Central Park, and London's Trafalgar Square.

See also

• Public space
• Third place
• Urban geography
• Community of place
• Social environment
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