Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and usually leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' users. Countries and local governments have rules for design and use of parking spaces.
Cars parked at the side of the street
A parking garage in Gloucester, England
Parking lot in New York City with capacity multiplied by stacking with lifts
An underground parking garage at the University of Minnesota
A parking space, parking place or parking spot is a location that is designated for parking, either paved or unpaved. It can be in a parking garage, in a parking lot or on a city street. The space may be delineated by road surface markings. The automobile fits inside the space, either by parallel parking, perpendicular parking or angled parking.
Marked parking spaces
Angled parking spaces
Vehicles parked on the side of a street in Leipzig, Germany
Bombala's (perpendicular) back-in parking style.