Plaza de Armas of Cusco

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The Plaza de Armas of Cusco is the historic main square of the former Inca capital, renowned for its colonial arcades, churches, and vibrant role as the city’s cultural and social hub.

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Plaza de Armas of Cusco canonical 5
Plaza de Armas del Cusco 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
public square
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture
centralPlaceIn urban layout of Cusco
coordinateLocation -13.516°S 71.978°W
country Peru
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 3399 metres
formerName Huacaypata
surface form: Aucaypata

Huacaypata
hasCulturalOrigin Inca Empire
surface form: Inca civilization

Spanish colonial period
hasPart Church of the Society of Jesus, Cusco
Cathedral Basilica of Cusco
surface form: Cusco Cathedral

balconied colonial houses
central fountain
colonial arcades
stone-paved square
hasView surrounding hills of Cusco
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
heritageDesignationAppliesTo City of Cuzco World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationStartTime 1983
languageOfToponym Spanish
localLanguageName Huacaypata (Quechua)
Plaza de Armas of Cusco self-linksurface differs
surface form: Plaza de Armas del Cusco
locatedIn Cusco
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Cusco Province
Cusco Region
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity historic centre of Cusco
surface form: Historic Centre of Cusco
locatedInTimeZone Peru Time
mainAccessStreet Avenida El Sol
Calle Mantas
Calle Plateros
Calle Triunfo
partOf historic centre of Cusco
surface form: Historic Centre of Cusco
significantEvent Corpus Christi processions
Inca ceremonies
Inti Raymi
surface form: Inti Raymi celebrations

Spanish colonial proclamations
execution of Túpac Amaru II
significantEventTime 1781
touristDestination domestic tourists
international tourists
use civic center
public gatherings
religious celebrations
tourism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cusco tourismAttraction Plaza de Armas of Cusco
historic centre of Cusco hasLandmark Plaza de Armas of Cusco
subject surface form: Historic Centre of Cusco
Plaza de Armas of Cusco localLanguageName Plaza de Armas of Cusco self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Plaza de Armas del Cusco
Inti Raymi traditionalLocation Plaza de Armas of Cusco
Corpus Christi in Cusco locatedIn Plaza de Armas of Cusco
Cathedral Basilica of Cusco locatedOn Plaza de Armas of Cusco