Plaza de San Francisco
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Plaza de San Francisco is a historic square in Quito, Ecuador, renowned for its colonial architecture and the prominent San Francisco Church and convent that border it.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plaza San Francisco | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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public square ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Andean region of Ecuador ⓘ |
| climate | temperate highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Ecuador ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 2850 metres ⓘ |
| hasBorderingBuilding |
Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Church NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Convent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | center of colonial-era civic life in Quito ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
street vendors
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tourism-related commerce ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central open esplanade
ⓘ
surrounding arcades and portales ⓘ |
| hasFunction | urban open space ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Calle de las Siete Cruces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Compañía de Jesús Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Plaza de la Independencia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Museo Fray Pedro Gocial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStreet |
Calle Bolívar
NERFINISHED
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Calle Cuenca NERFINISHED ⓘ Calle Sucre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliationNearby | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeating | public benches ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Pichincha volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Francisco Church façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSince | 1978 ⓘ |
| languageUsedInSignage | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Historic Center of Quito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Metropolitan District of Quito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| mainAccessMode | pedestrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colonial architecture
ⓘ
historic urban ensemble ⓘ religious complex of San Francisco ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Town of Quito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quito World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousProcessionsStartOrPassThrough | Holy Week processions in Quito ⓘ |
| surfaceMaterial | stone paving ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic events
ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ religious celebrations ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Plaza San Francisco