Plaza de Mayo

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historic site public square tourist attraction

Plaza de Mayo is the main historic square of Buenos Aires, renowned as a focal point for political demonstrations and surrounded by key government and colonial-era buildings.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Plaza de Mayo station 1
Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Once 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo Avenida de Mayo ⓘ
Balcarce Street ⓘ
Banco de la Nación Argentina headquarters ⓘ
Bolívar Street ⓘ
Cabildo of Buenos Aires ⓘ
Casa Rosada ⓘ
Hipólito Yrigoyen Street ⓘ
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral ⓘ
surface form: Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires City Hall ⓘ
surface form: Palacio Municipal de Buenos Aires

Rivadavia Street ⓘ
architecturalStyle eclectic urban square ⓘ
coordinateLocation 34.6083° S, 58.3712° W ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
hasMonument Pirámide de Mayo ⓘ
equestrian statue of General Manuel Belgrano ⓘ
surface form: statue of Manuel Belgrano
hasPart Pirámide de Mayo ⓘ
central esplanade ⓘ
equestrian statue of General Manuel Belgrano ⓘ
fountains ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
subterranean parking area ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monumento Histórico Nacional ⓘ
surface form: National Historic Place of Argentina
inception 1580 ⓘ
locatedIn Buenos Aires ⓘ
Monserrat ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ⓘ
namedAfter May Revolution Day ⓘ
surface form: May Revolution
notableFor continuous human rights protests ⓘ
role in Argentine political life ⓘ
symbolism of democracy in Argentina ⓘ
occupant Pirámide de Mayo ⓘ
surface form: Pirámide de Mayo monument
originalName Plaza Mayor ⓘ
owner Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ⓘ
surface form: Government of the City of Buenos Aires
publicTransportConnection Bolívar station (Line E, Buenos Aires Underground) ⓘ
Catedral station (Line D, Buenos Aires Underground) ⓘ
Plaza de Mayo station (Line A, Buenos Aires Underground) ⓘ
significantEvent 1955 bombing of Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
Congress of Tucumán ⓘ
surface form: Argentine Declaration of Independence movement

Madres de Plaza de Mayo marches ⓘ
Cabildo Abierto of 22 May 1810 ⓘ
surface form: May Revolution of 1810

Peronist demonstrations ⓘ
demonstrations during the National Reorganization Process ⓘ
protests during the 2001 Argentine crisis ⓘ
use political demonstrations ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Casa Rosada → facing → Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
Buenos Aires → hasLandmark → Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
Buenos Aires Underground → hasStation → Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plaza de Mayo station
Casa Rosada → locatedIn → Plaza de Mayo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Plaza de Mayo–Plaza Once