Urban square and image of the city: (an examination of its qualitative attributes with special reference to sense of place

Abstract

City designing is temporal art. It gets its rhythm from physical and social environment. Physical environment is creation of architecture. Architecture can define as the "art of spaces" It suggests human capacity to use their intellect and natural instinct to organize spaces around him for better way of life./ Place become an important feature with in urban space. Urban Square is one of the important places within monotonous urban context, which is very busy and restless. It brakes the monotony and becomes memorable element in the city. This has strength to bound city as one entity. Climax of dramatic event of city environment placed at the urban square. Because it has strong visual impact on the visitor. Spatial character of the urban square emphasis the fabric of city,/ As such urban square becomes a physical object, which gives high probability of evoking strong image of a city any observer. Its dramatic situation of architecture facilitates vividly identified, powerfully structured, highly useful mental image.