Los Angeles Plaza

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Los Angeles Plaza is the historic central square of Los Angeles, serving as the heart of the original Spanish pueblo and a focal point for the city’s early civic and cultural life.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
public square
tourist attraction
adjacentTo Alameda Street
Main Street (Los Angeles)
Union Station (Los Angeles)
alsoKnownAs La Plaza
Los Angeles Plaza
surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Historic District

Plaza de Los Ángeles
architecturalStyle Mexican period vernacular
Spanish Colonial
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Los Angeles
surface form: City of Los Angeles
hasCulturalSignificance site of traditional festivals and public celebrations
symbol of Los Angeles’ Spanish and Mexican heritage
hasFeature central open space
commemorative plaques
historic landscaping
monuments and statues
hasNearbyAttraction Chinese American Museum (Los Angeles)
Los Angeles Plaza self-linksurface differs
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Visitor Center

Centro Cultural de la Raza
surface form: La Plaza de Cultura y Artes

Olvera Street
surface form: Olvera Street marketplace
hasNearbyBuilding Avila Adobe
Italian Hall
Los Angeles Plaza self-linksurface differs
surface form: Masonic Hall (Los Angeles Plaza)

Merced Theatre
Plaza Church
surface form: Old Plaza Church

Olvera Street
Pico House
Plaza Firehouse
Plaza Methodist Church site
Sepulveda House
heritageDesignation California Historical Landmark
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
National Historic Landmark
surface form: U.S. National Historic Landmark District
historicalRole civic center of early Los Angeles
social and cultural hub of the original pueblo
inception early 19th century
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Downtown Los Angeles
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument

Los Angeles
openToPublic yes
operator El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
originalFunction central plaza of the Spanish pueblo of Los Angeles
partOf El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority
surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument
significantEvent founding of El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles
touristRegion Greater Los Angeles Area

Referenced by (13)

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

Olvera Street adjacentTo Los Angeles Plaza
Los Angeles Plaza alsoKnownAs Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
Downtown Los Angeles hasLandmark Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument
Los Angeles Plaza hasNearbyAttraction Los Angeles Plaza self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Visitor Center
Los Angeles Plaza hasNearbyBuilding Los Angeles Plaza self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Masonic Hall (Los Angeles Plaza)
this entity surface form: Olvera Street
Plaza Church locatedIn Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
Plaza Church locatedNear Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Park
this entity surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument
this entity surface form: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic District
Olvera Street partOf Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
Plaza Church partOf Los Angeles Plaza
this entity surface form: Los Angeles Plaza Historic District