Gathering place

{{Short description|Place in which people are able to congregate}} {{about|the general concept of a "gathering place"|the park in Tulsa, Oklahoma|Gathering Place}} {{refimprove|date=March 2026}} [[File:Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld_Bibel_in_Bildern_1860_029.png|thumb|Rebekah at the Well 1860 woodcut in [[:c:Die Bibel in Bildern|Die Bibel in Bildern]].]] A '''gathering place''' is any place where people are able to congregate.<ref>{{cite web |title=gathering place |url=https://webster-dictionary.org/definition/gathering+place |website=Webster-dictionary.org |access-date=March 10, 2026}}</ref> Gathering places may be [[public space|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]] *[[Oahu|Oahu and its unconfirmed etymology]]

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