Praza da Quintana

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Praza da Quintana is a historic square in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, located beside the cathedral and known for its monumental Baroque architecture and role as a gathering place for pilgrims.

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Label Occurrences
Praza da Quintana canonical 2
gl: Praza da Quintana 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf public square
urban plaza
adjacentTo Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
borderedBy Casa da Conga
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela east façade

Monastery of San Paio de Antealtares
connectedTo Praza de Praterías
Praza do Obradoiro
country Spain
culturalHeritageStatus protected historic site
elevationRelativeTo lower than Praza do Obradoiro
hasAccess Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
surface form: Holy Door of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture
hasCulturalSignificance important site on the Camino de Santiago
hasFunction ceremonial space
circulation space for cathedral access
hasNameInLanguage es: Plaza de la Quintana
Praza da Quintana self-linksurface differs
surface form: gl: Praza da Quintana
hasPart Quintana de Mortos
Quintana de Vivos
hasStaircase large central staircase
hasUse open-air concerts
public gatherings
hasViewOf Torre das Campás
surface form: Torre da Berenguela

Torre do Reloxo (Clock Tower of the Cathedral of Santiago)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inMunicipality Santiago de Compostela
knownFor monumental Baroque setting
night-time gatherings of pilgrims
views of the cathedral towers
locatedIn Galicia
Province of A Coruña
Santiago de Compostela
Spain
near Rúa da Conga
Rúa da Tras Salomé
partOf historic centre of Santiago de Compostela
pavingMaterial stone
pavingPattern large stone slabs
religionAssociated Roman Catholicism
timePeriod largely Baroque era development
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOSite historic centre of Santiago de Compostela
surface form: Old Town of Santiago de Compostela

Camino de Santiago
surface form: Routes of Santiago de Compostela: Camino Francés and Routes of Northern Spain
urbanContext medieval city centre
usedFor pilgrim gathering place
public events
religious celebrations

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Santiago de Compostela hasSquare Praza da Quintana
Praza de Praterías connectedTo Praza da Quintana
Praza da Quintana hasNameInLanguage Praza da Quintana self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: gl: Praza da Quintana