# 18 September Square

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{{Short description|Square in Eindhoven, the Netherlands}}
[[File:13-06-29-eindhoven-50mm-02.jpg|thumb|September 18 Square seen from the adjacent ''[Lichttoren](/source/Lichttoren)'' tower]]
thumb|The square seen from the direction of the train station
The '''18 September Square''' ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): ''18 Septemberplein'') is a [square](/source/Town_square) in the Dutch city of [Eindhoven](/source/Eindhoven). It is the connection between [Eindhoven Centraal railway station](/source/Eindhoven_Centraal_railway_station) and the city's shopping center.

== Name ==
The square owes its name to the [liberation of Eindhoven](/source/liberation_of_Eindhoven) on September 18, 1944, during [Operation Market Garden](/source/Operation_Market_Garden). On this date, allied armies entered Eindhoven, liberating one of the first cities in the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) from [German occupation](/source/German-occupied_Europe). From the north came the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army) and from the south came the [British Army](/source/British_Army); the [British Second Army](/source/Second_Army_(United_Kingdom)), including the [Irish Guards](/source/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](/source/bicycle) basement, water fountains, trees, art, benches and a dynamic play of lights. The free bicycle basement the Tube is accessible by [moving walkway](/source/moving_walkway)s and can accommodate about 1,250 [bicycle](/source/bicycle)s and 60 [moped](/source/moped)s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amateurfilmplatform.nl/films/18-septemberplein-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-bouwen/voorbeeldprojecten/eindhoven-fietsenstalling-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](/source/C%26A), [HEMA](/source/HEMA_(store)), [De Bijenkorf](/source/De_Bijenkorf) and [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's), among others. In the middle at the edge of the square is the indoor shopping center [Piazza Center](/source/Piazza_Center). On the Emmasingel, next to the ''[Lichttoren](/source/Lichttoren)'' is the Blob, a futuristic, [blobitecture](/source/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, Eindhoven (2024).jpg|The Bubble
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, oostingang.jpg|The Tube (east entrance)
Piazza - ingang.jpg|[Piazza Center](/source/Piazza_Center)
Fietsenstalling 18 Septemberplein, westingang.jpg|The Tube (west entrance)
The Blob in Eindhoven, Netherlands.jpg|The Blob
</gallery>

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Category:Squares in Eindhoven

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