Later they carried the torch through the city to Old Market Square, where they lit the cauldron for the evening celebration.

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Now, a coalition of civic advocates and political leaders is trying to get things moving to overhaul Penn Station by latching on to what they say is a key development: The 50-year-old city permit to operate Madison Square Garden expired in January.

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According to the 32-year-old architect, Mexico City's main square -- commonly known as the "Zocalo" -- is one of the biggest city plazas in the world.

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"We'd come into the city primarily to go to the old Madison Square Garden, " Arum recalled.

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Hotel La Ventana is a charming 15th-century mansion set on a little tree-shaded square in the old town of Ibiza City.

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After sifting through the curio stalls or catching an exhibition at the Museum Africa ( www.museumafrica.org) on Newtown Square, meander east into the old City Centre.

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The last of the demolition work on the old Manchester city centre will be finished this year, with Exchange Square, Cathedral Street, the Corn Exchange and Marks and Spencer open by November 1999.

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Musicians who perform the "Baghdadi Square, " an old style of folk music, used to enliven weddings and other celebrations throughout the city.

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