Armouries Square is a large public square in central
Leeds
Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...
,
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan counties of England, metropolitan and Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and east, South Yorkshire and De ...
,
United Kingdom
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, adjacent to the
Royal Armouries Museum
The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a national museum that holds the National Collection of Arms and Armour. It is part of the Royal Armouries family of museums, with other sites at the Royal Armouries' traditiona ...
, after which it is named.
It was opened as part of a regeneration project which sought to update the area around
Leeds Dock
Leeds Dock (formerly New Dock and previously Clarence Dock) is a mixed development with retail, office and leisure presence by the River Aire in Leeds city centre, central Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has a large residential population i ...
with the square being a hard-standing display area for displays by the Royal Armouries Museum.
References
Squares in Leeds
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