Independence Square

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Independence Square is the historic main plaza of Quito, Ecuador, surrounded by key government and religious buildings and serving as the political and cultural heart of the city.

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Independence Square canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
adjacentToStreet Chile Street ⓘ
Espejo Street ⓘ
García Moreno Street ⓘ
linked to: Calle Bolívar

Venezuela Street ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Plaza Grande ⓘ
Plaza de la Independencia ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
function cultural center of Quito ⓘ
main public gathering place in Quito ⓘ
political center of Quito ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito ⓘ
hasCentralFeature fountain ⓘ
independence monument column ⓘ
hasCentralMonument Monument to the Heroes of Independence ⓘ
hasFeature benches ⓘ
gardens ⓘ
lampposts ⓘ
paved walkways ⓘ
trees ⓘ
hasViewOf Carondelet Palace balcony ⓘ
domes of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
heritageDesignation protected historic area of Quito ⓘ
historicalRole center of colonial Quito ⓘ
site of independence commemorations ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Pichincha Province ⓘ
Quito ⓘ
historic center of Quito ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone UTC−05:00 ⓘ
namedAfter Ecuadorian independence ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Quito ⓘ
publicAccess yes ⓘ
shape rectangular ⓘ
surroundedByBuilding Archbishop’s Palace of Quito ⓘ
Carondelet Palace ⓘ
Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito ⓘ
linked to: Cathedral of Quito

Municipal Palace of Quito ⓘ
touristAttraction major tourist attraction in Quito ⓘ
typicalActivities political rallies ⓘ
street photography ⓘ
strolling ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince 1978 ⓘ
usedFor civic ceremonies ⓘ
political demonstrations ⓘ
public celebrations ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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

Municipal Palace of Quito → faces → Independence Square ⓘ