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I visited Poland last week, and one of the highlights was the city of Krakow, seat of the Kings of Poland, home to a legendary dragon on Wawel Hill, and the site of Europe's largest town square.

This picture only shows a tenth of the square, which accommodates horse carriages, several buildings, and numerous umbrella-covered cafes and restaurants.

This inspired me to think about transforming Halifax's Grand Parade into a town square: close off Barrington and Argyle Streets to car traffic, and voila, you have something similar, albeit much smaller, framed by some of Halifax's oldest buildings, a venue for current life.