Urban canyon
PLACE WHERE THE STREET IS FLANKED BY BUILDINGS ON BOTH SIDES, CREATING A CANYON-LIKE ENVIRONMENT
Canyon effect; Urban canyons; Street canyon effect; Street canyon
An urban canyon (also known as a street canyon) is a place where the street is flanked by buildings on both sides creating a canyon-like environment, evolved etymologically from the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan. Such human-built canyons are made when streets separate dense blocks of structures, especially skyscrapers.