Meeting point
{{Short description|Location designated for gathering}}
{{other meanings|Meeting place (disambiguation)}}
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A meeting point, meeting place, assembly point, rendezvous point or muster point is a geographically defined place where people meet. Such a meeting point is often a landmark that has become popular and is a convenient place for both tourists and citizens to meet. Examples of meeting points include public areas and facilities such as squares, statues, parks, amusement parks, railway stations, airports, etc. or officially designated and signed points in such public facilities. There is often a public sign designating an official meeting point in public facilities (see illustrations).
Especially when referred to as an assembly point or muster point, a meeting point can be a designated safe place where people can gather or must report to during an emergency or drill.{{Cite web|url=http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/content/fire-drill-routine-schools|title = Fire drills in schools | Schools}}
In sociology, a meeting point is a place where a group of people meet on a regular basis, for example, a group of regulars or people with a special interest or background. These meeting points are in designated private rooms, in a part of a park, pub, eatery, hall, or café.
Examples of well-known meeting points
=Australia=
- Brisbane - Hungry Jack's on Queen Street Mall.{{cite web |url=http://city-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hungry-jacks-a-hub/ |title=Hungry Jacks a hub - Local News - News - City News |accessdate=2011-02-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115173351/http://city-news.whereilive.com.au/news/story/hungry-jacks-a-hub/ |archivedate=2011-01-15 }}
- Melbourne - "Under the Clocks" at Flinders Street station{{Cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g255100-d526963-r15626238-Flinders_Street_Station-Melbourne_Victoria.html|title = Prime meeting place of 'under the clocks' - Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Traveller Reviews}}
- Adelaide - "Malls Balls" at Rundle Mall{{cite web |url=http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/30/the-rundle-mall-balls-meeting-place-for-young-and-old/ |title=The Rundle Mall Balls Meeting Place For Young And Old {{!}} Scenic Adelaide |website=www.scenicadelaide.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903044646/http://www.scenicadelaide.com/2008/08/30/the-rundle-mall-balls-meeting-place-for-young-and-old/ |archive-date=2008-09-03}}
- Sydney - "Town Hall Steps" at Sydney Town Hall{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sydneytownhall/hiring-town-hall-surrounds.asp |title=Town Hall Surrounds | Hiring Town Hall | Sydney Town Hall |accessdate=2013-01-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204185936/http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/sydneytownhall/hiring-town-hall-surrounds.asp |archivedate=2012-12-04 }}
=Denmark=
- Copenhagen - "Under uret" - Under the clock - at Københavns Hovedbanegård.{{cite web |url=http://www.hovedbanen.dk/ |title=Home |website=hovedbanen.dk}}
=Nicaragua=
- El Ostional - "Centro Ole" - Ole Center - at O Parks, WildLife, and Recreation.{{cite web |url=http://www.opwr.org/ |title=Home |website=opwr.org}}
=Sweden=
- Svampen, "the mushroom", a mushroom-shaped structure on Stureplan, Stockholm.
- Ringen på centralen, "the ring at the central station", a fenced, circle-shaped opening between two levels at the Central Station, Stockholm.
=Poland=
- Wrocław, there are two popular meeting spots on Wrocław's Market Square - "the pillory" and statue of Aleksander Fredro.
= United States =
- Grand Central Terminal clock in New York City