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Victoria Square () is a public square located in the centre of Adelaide , the Capital City of South Australia . The Adelaide CBD is set out on a grid of one square mile with Victoria Square at the centre. The square is named after Queen Victoria , whose statue stands in the square. The Kaurna know the area as Tarndanyangga and as part of the Adelaide City Council 's recognition of Kaurna country, it is officially referred to as Victoria Square/Tarndanyangga. The fountain in the square is designed to represent the three rivers from which Adelaide receives its water—the Murray , the Torrens and the Onkaparinga . Victoria Square is bordered by important public institutions, such as the is located to the west of the Square. King William Street passes around the square making a diamond shape with the southbound carriageway passing to the east, and the northbound carriageway around the west of the square. It is bisected by Wakefield Street entering from the east meeting Grote Street entering from the west. The Terminus for the Glenelg Tram is in the southern part of the square. |
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