city centers
Metropolitan heart areas
City centers are the central areas of cities where commercial, cultural, and civic activities concentrate.
The term emphasizes the district rather than a precise point—downtown shops, government buildings, and public spaces: Traffic restrictions keep cars out of most European city centers.
British English typically spells it city centres.
- town squaresCentral public open areas
- city squareOpen urban gathering area
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
shopping district · plaza · historic preservation · cobblestone streets · cultural landmarks · public spaces · metropolis · landmarks · business districts · districts · pedestrian zones · foot traffic · street performers · outdoor cafes · town centres · boulevard · shops · urban planning
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- city featuresstreet, road, avenue, boulevard, roundabout
- city mapsstreet maps, street map, city maps, city map, streets
- cityscapesskyline, city skyline, skylines, skyscraper, urban landscapes
- settlementsvillage, cities, hamlet, city, towns
city centersoutskirts
Outer parts of town
suburbs · periphery · urban fringe · exurbs · city limits
city centersrural areas
Sparsely populated regions
countryside · farmland · wilderness · backcountry · open country
central, centerpiece, city center, centralize, urbanity, centrality, centralization, centralizing, centerpieces