Plaza de la Constitución

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city square historic site public square tourist attraction

Plaza de la Constitución is the main central square of Mexico City, commonly known as the Zócalo, and serves as a historic and political heart of the country.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Plaza Mayor de la Constitución	1
Plaza de Armas	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city square ⓘ historic site ⓘ public square ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Avenida 20 de Noviembre ⓘ Paseo de la Reforma ⓘ surface form: Calle 5 de Mayo Madero Street ⓘ surface form: Calle Madero Calle Moneda ⓘ Templo Mayor ⓘ surface form: Templo Mayor archaeological site
alsoKnownAs	Zócalo ⓘ Zócalo ⓘ surface form: Zócalo de la Ciudad de México
area	about 46,800 square meters ⓘ
connectsWith	Zócalo metro station ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
coordinateLocation	19.4326°N 99.1332°W ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalRegion	Valley of Mexico ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 2,240 meters ⓘ
formerName	Plaza Mayor ⓘ Plaza de la Constitución self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Plaza de Armas
hasPart	central flagpole ⓘ large Mexican national flag ⓘ
hasTouristRank	one of the largest city squares in the world ⓘ
hasUse	civic events ⓘ cultural events ⓘ political demonstrations ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inception	16th century ⓘ
length	approximately 240 meters ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInCity	Mexico City ⓘ
locatedInHistoricCenter	Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México
namedAfter	Political Constitution of the United Mexican States ⓘ surface form: Constitution of Mexico
officialLanguage	Spanish ⓘ
ownedBy	Government of Mexico City ⓘ
partOf	Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Historic Center of Mexico City Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
previousBuilding	Main ceremonial precinct of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
shape	rectangular ⓘ
significance	historic heart of Mexico City ⓘ political center of Mexico ⓘ symbol of national identity ⓘ
significantEvent	Mexican Independence Day ⓘ surface form: Grito de Dolores ceremony Mexican Independence Day celebrations ⓘ mass concerts ⓘ political rallies ⓘ presidential inaugurations ⓘ religious gatherings ⓘ
surroundedBy	Federal District buildings ⓘ Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ surface form: Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral Palacio Nacional ⓘ surface form: National Palace Portales commercial arcades ⓘ
width	approximately 195 meters ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

Plaza de la Constitución → alsoKnownAs → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plaza Mayor de la Constitución

Colonia Centro → contains → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Cuauhtémoc borough → contains → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Historic Centre of Mexico City → contains → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Plaza de Bolívar → formerName → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Plaza de la Constitución → formerName → Plaza de la Constitución self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plaza de Armas

Palacio Nacional → locatedIn → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Zócalo → locatedIn → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Palacio de Minería → locatedNear → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ

Zócalo → officialName → Plaza de la Constitución ⓘ