Plaza
Plaza is a
Spanish word that describes an open
public space such as a
town square. More recently it has been used to describe a
shopping complex, similar to a
shopping mall. The name is generally applied to a single building, often with a hotel or office tower above, while a
mall more often refers to multiple buildings or a street.
Examples: Pantip Plaza, Clinton Plaza, Central Plaza, Hong Kong, Schiphol Plaza.
Most colonial cities in Spanish America were planned around a square plaza de armas, surrounded by the governor's palace and the main church.
A plaza de toros is a bullfighting arena.
Fictional example: Nakatomi Plaza