Post Office Square is a public square

Public Square

Public Square is the central plaza in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It takes up four city blocks; Superior Avenue and Ontario Street cross through it. Cleveland's three tallest buildings, Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower, face the square...

 which is built over a collection of shops. The square is situated between Queen Street

Queen Street, Brisbane

Queen Street in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, Australia, is one of the city's major streets. It is the city's central road, partly covered by a pedestrian mall called the Queen Street Mall. Queen Street ends at the Victoria Bridge and is bounded by two of the Brisbane River's central reaches...

 and Adelaide Street

Adelaide Street, Brisbane

Adelaide Street, which is a major thoroughfare in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, runs parallel to Queen Street and Ann Street.Notable buildings and parks along Adelaide Street include Brisbane City Hall, King George Square, ANZAC Square with the Shrine of Remembrance , ANZAC Square Arcade, Law...

, Brisbane

Brisbane

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, Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia

Australia

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Post Office Square was opened on 5 April 1984.

The Post Office Square park area is on the Queen Street level, while the Post Office Square shops are on the Adelaide Street level.

There are stairwells leading from the park to the shopping centre from Post Office Square park area, including a stairwell from around the centrally-located round-shaped Post Office Square water feature.

Post Office Square is opposite the General Post Office

General Post Office, Brisbane

The General Post Office in Brisbane, Australia, also known as the GPO, is an Australia Post building located between Queen Street and Elizabeth Street.-History:The GPO was opened on 28 September 1872...

 building, on the Queen Street side, and ANZAC Square

Anzac Square, Brisbane

ANZAC Square, named in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, is a Queensland state memorial to men and women who participated in overseas armed service. It is located between Ann Street and Adelaide Street , in Brisbane, Australia. ANZAC Square is adjacent to ANZAC Square Arcade...

 on the Adelaide Street side.

In 2008, a statue of Major-General Sir William Glasgow

Thomas William Glasgow

Sir William Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO , was an Australian Army Major General in World War I and member of the Australian Senate, representing Queensland as a Nationalist Party member from 1919 - 1931.-Early life and career:...

was erected at Post Office Square, with the statue of the Major-General facing ANZAC Square.

The Post Office Square parkland is a very popular picnic and lunch area for tourists and city workers who work in the area.

On the 15th October 2011 Occupy Brisbane commenced in post office square as part of the global 'Occupy' movement which started with Occupy Wall Street on the 17th of September 2011.