Zócalo main square
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The Zócalo main square is the vast historic central plaza of Mexico City, surrounded by important civic and religious buildings and serving as a focal point for public gatherings and national events.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) | 2 |
| Zócalo area | 1 |
| central plaza (Zócalo) | 1 |
| zocalo (main square) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
public square ⓘ |
| colloquialName | Zócalo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 19.4326°N 99.1332°W ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| flagLoweredBy | Mexican Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagRaisedBy | Mexican Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
Plaza Mayor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plaza de la Constitución NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature | large Mexican flag ⓘ |
| hasTransportationConnection | Zócalo/Tenochtitlan metro station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUse |
civic ceremonies
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ cultural events ⓘ festivals ⓘ national celebrations ⓘ political demonstrations ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ religious events ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| hostsEvent |
Grito de Dolores ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Independence Day celebrations ⓘ cultural exhibitions ⓘ political rallies ⓘ presidential addresses ⓘ public concerts ⓘ religious processions ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mexico City ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Mexico City ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Cuauhtémoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Valley of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
UTC−05:00
ⓘ
UTC−06:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Templo Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | site of former Aztec ceremonial center ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Constitution of Cádiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Plaza de la Constitución NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Center of Mexico City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pavingMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 46,800 square meters ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
Federal District buildings
ⓘ
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ National Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ commercial buildings ⓘ historic streets ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
this entity surface form:
Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo)
this entity surface form:
Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo)
this entity surface form:
central plaza (Zócalo)
this entity surface form:
Zócalo area
this entity surface form:
zocalo (main square)