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{{Short description|Public square in central Birmingham, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} [[File:Chamberlain Square Birmingham.jpg|thumb|300x300px|View of the square in March 2025, with One and Two Chamberlain Square visible in the background along with the newly completed 49-storey, 155-metre [[Octagon, Birmingham|Octagon]] residential tower]] '''Chamberlain Square''' or '''Chamberlain Place''' is a [[Town square|public square]] in central [[Birmingham]], England, named after statesman and notable mayor of Birmingham, [[Joseph Chamberlain]]. The Victorian square was drastically remodelled in the 1970s, with most of the Victorian buildings demolished and the construction of the Brutalist [[Birmingham Central Library|Central Library]]. Re-landscaping occurred most recently when the square was closed to the public for five years until March 2021 for remodelling as part of the [[Paradise, Birmingham|Paradise]] scheme.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-31|title=Chamberlain Square re-opens at Paradise {{!}} TheBusinessDesk.com|url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/westmidlands/news/2050233-chamberlain-square-re-opens-at-paradise|access-date=2021-04-04|website=West Midlands|language=en}}</ref> Its features include: *[[Chamberlain Memorial]] *[[City of Birmingham Council House|Birmingham Council House]] (side elevation) *[[Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery]] *[[Birmingham Town Hall]] *One and Two Chamberlain Square
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