Praza do Obradoiro
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Praza do Obradoiro is the grand central square of Santiago de Compostela, famed as the culminating point of the Camino de Santiago and framed by the city’s cathedral and historic civic buildings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Praza do Obradoiro canonical | 7 |
| Plaza del Obradoiro | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public square
ⓘ
urban plaza ⓘ |
| adjacentStreet |
Rúa da Raíña
ⓘ
Rúa do Franco ⓘ Rúa do Vilar ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleSurroundings |
Baroque
ⓘ
Gothic elements ⓘ Neoclassical ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Colexio de San Xerome ⓘ Hostal dos Reis Católicos ⓘ Pazo de Raxoi ⓘ |
| coordinates | 42.8806°N 8.5449°W ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| facesBuilding |
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
Colexio de San Xerome ⓘ Hostal dos Reis Católicos ⓘ Pazo de Raxoi ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic centre of Santiago de Compostela
ⓘ
symbolic end point of pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBuildingFunction |
historic hospital and luxury hotel (Hostal dos Reis Católicos)
ⓘ
municipal government (Pazo de Raxoi) ⓘ university rectorate (Colexio de San Xerome) ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Baroque façade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage (as part of historic center)
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Santiago de Compostela Old Town)
|
| languageOfName | Galician ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galicia
ⓘ
Province of A Coruña ⓘ Santiago de Compostela ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| nameInGalician | Praza do Obradoiro self-link ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish |
Praza do Obradoiro
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Plaza del Obradoiro
|
| nameMeaning | Square of the Workshop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the main square of Santiago de Compostela
ⓘ
being the traditional finishing point of the Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| pavingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| pilgrimageTradition |
place where pilgrims celebrate completion of the Camino
ⓘ
place where pilgrims lay down backpacks ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | associated with the shrine of Saint James the Greater ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| surface | cobbled ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major tourist attraction in Galicia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrim receptions
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Plaza del Obradoiro