Plumer Square, Urban square in downtown Haifa, Israel
Plumer Square is an urban plaza in downtown Haifa that surrounds the Haifa Center-HaShmona railway station and the Dagon grain silo adjacent to the port area. The space links rail infrastructure with the port's industrial heritage and functions as a central gathering point in the city.
The square is named after Lord Herbert Plumer, the second British High Commissioner for Palestine. Sha'ar Plumer Street was once the main entrance to Haifa port; after the Haifa Center railway station opened, an overpass was built above the station and the square, and in the 2010s it became the port's main entrance. The old port gate through the street, known as Gate No. 5, was then closed and the street turned into a commercial area.
The square's name honours Lord Herbert Plumer, the second British High Commissioner for Palestine. On its eastern side stand Tilatan, the College of Design and Visual Communication, and the Port Campus, and several large murals on the square depict subjects connected with Haifa and the history of the Land of Israel.
The square serves as a transportation hub where trains, buses, and parking facilities connect throughout the city. Visitors can navigate easily between different transit options in this central location.
The square was Haifa's main bus station from the 1930s until the central station moved to Bat Galim in 1974. Some bus lines still begin and end their routes here, and the square's centre holds a car park, a bus terminal, taxi stands and kiosks.
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