Yagan Square, Public square in Perth, Australia
Yagan Square is a public square in the City of Perth, Australia, located between the Horseshoe Bridge and the Perth Busport. It covers 1.1 hectares and features a 45-metre-high digital tower with a wrap-around screen and fourteen columns representing Noongar language groups.
Construction of the square began in February 2016 and it opened to the public in March 2018. It was built as part of the Perth City Link project, which reconnected the city centre with Northbridge.
The name honours Yagan, a Noongar warrior, and the design pays respect to the Noongar people and the lakes that once existed here. The digital tower's fourteen columns stand for the fourteen Noongar language groups, and the square is a place for everyone to learn about and share in Noongar culture.
The square has four pedestrian entrances: from Roe Street to the north, Karak Walk and the Busport to the west, Wellington Street to the south, and the Horseshoe Bridge to the east. You can also reach it from Perth railway station by walking under the Horseshoe Bridge.
The digital tower's screen is 30 metres wide and 14 metres high, wrapping around the structure. The square also acknowledges the lakes that once covered the area where the railway station and Wellington Street now stand.
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