Editing Copley Square (section)

{{Short description|Square in Boston, Massachusetts}}
{{About|the public park|the adjacent hotel|The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel|the privately-owned indoor shopping mall located nearby|Copley Place}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
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|image         = {{photomontage |size=300 |color=white |color-border=white |border=0
| photo1a      = USA-Boston-Copley Square0.JPG{{!}}Statue of John Singleton Copley in front of Trinity Church
| photo2a      = Back Bay East, Boston, MA, USA - panoramio (39).jpg{{!}}The fountain
| photo3a      = Copley Square Farmer's Market.jpg{{!}}Farmers market
| photo3b      = BPLCopleyWest.JPG{{!}}Boston Public library
| text         = Clockwise from top: [[Statue of John Singleton Copley]] in front of [[Trinity Church (Boston)|Trinity Church]] and the [[John Hancock Tower|Hancock]], the [[fountain]], [[Boston Public Library]], [[Farmers' Market|Farmers market]].
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| name         = Copley Square
| type         = [[Public park]]
| location     = [[Boston]], Massachusetts, U.S.
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| map_caption  = Interactive map showing location of Copley Square
| area         = {{convert|2.4|acre}} <!--
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|created={{start date|1883}}
|owner=The City of Boston
|designer=Dean Abbott (1984)
|publictransit= [[#Transportation|Subway and bus; see "Transportation"]]
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'''Copley Square''' {{IPAc-en|'|k|ɒ|p|l|i}}<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/KAhCeSDx8eU Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200907015040/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhCeSDx8eU&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAhCeSDx8eU |title=The Boston History Project: Copley Square with Anthony Sammarco |website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> is a public square in Boston's [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]] neighborhood, bounded by [[Boylston Street]], Clarendon Street, St. James Avenue, and Dartmouth Street. The square is named for painter [[John Singleton Copley]]. Prior to 1883 it was known as '''Art Square''' due to its many cultural institutions, some of which remain today. <!--It was proposed as a [[Boston Landmark]].{{update inline|date=July 2017}} no proof -->