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[[File:13-06-29-eindhoven-50mm-02.jpg|thumb|September 18 Square, seen from the adjacent ''[[Lichttoren]]'' tower]]
[[File:Eindhoven, straatzicht 18 Septemberplein-Vestdijk-Stationsplein foto3 2014-05-04 10.35.jpg|thumb|The square seen from the direction of the train station]]
The '''18 September Square''' ([[Dutch]]: ''18 Septemberplein'') a [[Town square|square]] in the Dutch city of [[Eindhoven]]. It is the connection between [[Eindhoven Centraal railway station]] and the city's shopping center.
== Name ==
The square owes its name to the liberation of Eindhoven on September 18, 1944 during [[Operation Market Garden]]. On this date, allied armies entered Eindhoven, liberating one of the first cities in the [[Netherlands]] from German occupation. From the north came the [[United States Army]] and from the south came the [[British Army]]; the [[Second Army (United Kingdom)|British Second Army]], including the [[Irish Guards]]. The Americans met the British in the center of town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stichting18september.nl/de-bevrijding-van-eindhoven/|title=De bevrijding van Eindhoven|website=Stichting 18 September|language=nl}}</ref>
Each year, a celebration of Eindhoven's liberation and commemoration takes place on September 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stichting18september.nl/bevrijdingsdefile-18-september/|title=Bevrijdingsdefilé, 18 september|website=Stichting 18 September|language=nl}}</ref>
== Characteristics ==
The square is characterized by the combination of space, luxurious paving, a special design of the entrances to the [[bicycle]] basement, water fountains, trees, art, benches and a dynamic play of lights. The free bicycle basement the Tube is accessible by roller lanes and can accommodate about 1,250 [[bicycle]]s and 60 [[moped]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amateurfilmplatform.nl/...n-het-ontstaan-van-een-markant-plein|title=18 septemberplein. Het ontstaan van een markant plein|author=Frank Seegers|date=2010|website=Amateurfilm Platform|language=nl}}</ref> A characteristic feature of the bike shelter is its unusual entrances, which seem to emerge from the ground like tubes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cob.nl/over-ondergronds...ng-18-septemberplein-2/|title=Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein|date=|website=Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen|language=nl}}</ref> The 18 September Square is home to a [[C&A]], [[HEMA]], [[De Bijenkorf]] and [[McDonald's]], among others. In the middle at the edge of the square is the indoor shopping center [[Piazza Center]]. On the Emmasingel, next to the ''[[Lichttoren]]'' is the Blob, a futuristic, [[blobitecture]] building that is particularly striking in its surroundings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citytourseindhoven.com/blob-eindhoven/|title=Blob Eindhoven|website=City Tours Eindhoven|language=nl}}</ref> Also located on the 18 September Square is the Bubble.
Every Tuesday a weekly market is held on the 18 September Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the square is filled with numerous stalls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisiseindhoven.com/nl/evenementen/centrum-markt|title=Centrum Markt|author=|date=|website=This is Eindhoven|language=nl}}</ref>
<gallery>
De Bubble.jpg|The Bubble
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, oostingang.jpg|The Tube (east entrance)
Piazza - ingang.jpg|[[Piazza Center]]
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, westingang.jpg|The Tube (west entrance)
The Blob in Eindhoven, Netherlands.jpg|The Blob
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Squares in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Eindhoven]]
Okumaya devam et...
[[File:13-06-29-eindhoven-50mm-02.jpg|thumb|September 18 Square, seen from the adjacent ''[[Lichttoren]]'' tower]]
[[File:Eindhoven, straatzicht 18 Septemberplein-Vestdijk-Stationsplein foto3 2014-05-04 10.35.jpg|thumb|The square seen from the direction of the train station]]
The '''18 September Square''' ([[Dutch]]: ''18 Septemberplein'') a [[Town square|square]] in the Dutch city of [[Eindhoven]]. It is the connection between [[Eindhoven Centraal railway station]] and the city's shopping center.
== Name ==
The square owes its name to the liberation of Eindhoven on September 18, 1944 during [[Operation Market Garden]]. On this date, allied armies entered Eindhoven, liberating one of the first cities in the [[Netherlands]] from German occupation. From the north came the [[United States Army]] and from the south came the [[British Army]]; the [[Second Army (United Kingdom)|British Second Army]], including the [[Irish Guards]]. The Americans met the British in the center of town.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stichting18september.nl/de-bevrijding-van-eindhoven/|title=De bevrijding van Eindhoven|website=Stichting 18 September|language=nl}}</ref>
Each year, a celebration of Eindhoven's liberation and commemoration takes place on September 18.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stichting18september.nl/bevrijdingsdefile-18-september/|title=Bevrijdingsdefilé, 18 september|website=Stichting 18 September|language=nl}}</ref>
== Characteristics ==
The square is characterized by the combination of space, luxurious paving, a special design of the entrances to the [[bicycle]] basement, water fountains, trees, art, benches and a dynamic play of lights. The free bicycle basement the Tube is accessible by roller lanes and can accommodate about 1,250 [[bicycle]]s and 60 [[moped]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amateurfilmplatform.nl/...n-het-ontstaan-van-een-markant-plein|title=18 septemberplein. Het ontstaan van een markant plein|author=Frank Seegers|date=2010|website=Amateurfilm Platform|language=nl}}</ref> A characteristic feature of the bike shelter is its unusual entrances, which seem to emerge from the ground like tubes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cob.nl/over-ondergronds...ng-18-septemberplein-2/|title=Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein|date=|website=Centrum Ondergronds Bouwen|language=nl}}</ref> The 18 September Square is home to a [[C&A]], [[HEMA]], [[De Bijenkorf]] and [[McDonald's]], among others. In the middle at the edge of the square is the indoor shopping center [[Piazza Center]]. On the Emmasingel, next to the ''[[Lichttoren]]'' is the Blob, a futuristic, [[blobitecture]] building that is particularly striking in its surroundings.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citytourseindhoven.com/blob-eindhoven/|title=Blob Eindhoven|website=City Tours Eindhoven|language=nl}}</ref> Also located on the 18 September Square is the Bubble.
Every Tuesday a weekly market is held on the 18 September Square from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the square is filled with numerous stalls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisiseindhoven.com/nl/evenementen/centrum-markt|title=Centrum Markt|author=|date=|website=This is Eindhoven|language=nl}}</ref>
<gallery>
De Bubble.jpg|The Bubble
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, oostingang.jpg|The Tube (east entrance)
Piazza - ingang.jpg|[[Piazza Center]]
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, westingang.jpg|The Tube (west entrance)
The Blob in Eindhoven, Netherlands.jpg|The Blob
</gallery>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Squares in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Eindhoven]]
Okumaya devam et...