20 Gorgeous Instagram Photos of Public Places You Love

These 20 captivating photos represent some of the places Mashable readers love most in the world.

For our placemaking Instagram contest, we challenged you to share a photo of a public place that is special to you. This place could be anywhere from a cheerful public park that hosts weekly yoga sessions to a waterfront market purveying fresh produce.

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One of the key elements of placemaking is transforming or revitalizing a site to create open, public spaces in which community thrives. From Chicago's Cloud Gate (Millennium Park's "Bean") to a pianist in the middle of Central Park, your stunning photos captured immense appreciation and enthusiasm for these public spaces. We were so excited to get more than 750 entries for this contest! (See all the entries here.) Read more...