Editing Taksim Square (section)

{{short description|District in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey}}
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|name=Taksim Square
|image_place= Istanbul Taksim Square (54515155507).jpg
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|address2=[[Beyoğlu]], [[Istanbul]]
|place_type=Public square
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| features=  Republic Monument, Atatürk Cultural Center, Marmara Hotel, Taksim Square Mosque
}}<!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Nm mezar taslari 1630.jpg|thumb|Armenian tombstones from the [[Pangaltı Armenian Cemetery]], discovered in 2013 during the excavations for the [[pedestrian zone|pedestrianization]] project of Taksim Square. The cemetery was located on the northern section of Taksim Gezi Park.]] -->

'''Taksim Square''' ({{langx|tr|Taksim Meydanı}}, {{IPA|tr|ˈtaksim ˈmejdanɯ|IPA}}), situated in [[Beyoğlu]] in the [[Europe]]an part of [[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]], is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the central station of the [[Istanbul Metro]] network. Taksim Square is also the location of the [[Republic Monument]] ({{langx|tr|Cumhuriyet Anıtı}}) which was crafted by [[Pietro Canonica]] and inaugurated in 1928. The monument commemorates the 5th anniversary of the foundation of the [[Republic of Turkey]] in 1923, following the [[Turkish War of Independence]].

The square is flanked to the south by The Marmara Hotel, to the east by the [[Atatürk Cultural Center|Atatürk Cultural Centre]], to the north by [[Taksim Gezi Park|Gezi Park]] and to the west by [[Taksim Mosque]]. Several major roads converge on the square: Gümüşsuyu Caddesi, Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Tarlabaşı Bulvarı, [[İstiklal Avenue|İstiklal Caddesi]] and Sıraselviler Caddesi.