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Plaza De San Francisco (Quito)
Plaza de San Francisco (Saint Francis Square) may refer to: *Plaza San Francisco, La Paz, Bolivia *Plaza de San Francisco, Quito, Ecuador *Plaza de San Francisco, Seville, Spain *Plaza de San Francisco de Asís, Havana, Cuba {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza San Francisco
Plaza San Francisco a major urban plaza in the city of La Paz, Bolivia, and a frequent location for political gatherings and protests. It is located in front of the San Francisco Cathedral (from which it takes its name) as well as the Lanza Market and the headquarters of the La Paz Factory Worker's Departmental Union Federation. The plaza was enlarged to 6,163 square meters in 2011. It was designated the city's Plaza Mayor, although this title had been used in the past for the Plaza Murillo. Together with 1,140 m2 Plaza Fabril constructed at the same time in front of the Factory Worker's Federation, it constitutes the largest open public space in urban La Paz. It is located in the old town, and bordered on the north by Perez Velasco street, which is short segment of La Paz's main artery. Perez Velasco roughly follows the route of the now-culverted Choqueyapu River. History The plaza has long been a politically important space. It was a strategic location during the three-day Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De San Francisco, Quito
The Plaza de San Francisco (“Saint Francis Square”) is a major public square in the Historic Center of Quito, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ..., upon which faces ''La Iglesia y Monasterio de San Francisco'' (the Church and Convent of St. Francis) from which it takes its name. History The Plaza is built upon ancient Incan ruins, including Emperor Atahualpa’s (1497-1533) palace. Creation 16th to 19th centuries Modern period Buildings Building fronting on the Plaza de San Francisco include (in counterclockwise direction), the main façade of the Church and Convent of St. Francis, the Chapel of Villacís, the Chapel of Cantuña, and (on the corner of the square) the Palace Gangotena (Casa Gangotena). References {{coord, 0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaza De San Francisco, Seville
Plaza de San Francisco () is a square in the Casco Antiguo of Seville, Spain. The ''Ayuntamiento'' (City Hall), known as ''Casa consistorial de Sevilla'', built in the 16th century, runs along the entire western side of the square. On the other side of the City Hall is the Plaza Nueva, Seville, Plaza Nueva. Both ''plazas'' are connected to the Avenida de la Constitución, Seville, Avenida de la Constitución. History By the time Seville was reconquered by the Crown of Castile in 1248, a square was already present in this space. It was named Plaza de San Francisco after the Convento de San Francisco, which was the main access to the square between 1268 and 1840. A fish market used to be present in the west side, before the City Hall was built in the 16th century. Part of the hithertho unlocated Roman walls of Romula Hispalis (3rd century AD) were discovered in the plaza in 2021 during the building works of a hotel. References {{Coord, 37.3885, -5.9939, display=title Tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
