Galicia
A Coruña
Santiago de Compostela

Plaza del Obradoiro

The Praza do Obradoiro is main square of the old town, although not placed at the real centre. It lies to the West of the main façade of the Santiago de Compostela cathedral, and thus the Pórtico da Gloria must be crossed to get into the building from the square.
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Square
  • Description: square in Santiago di Compostela
  • Also known as: “Praza do Obradoiro”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santiago Cathedral Museum and Palacio de Gelmírez.

Museum
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manor estate
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a museum, which is situated 170 metres east of Plaza del Obradoiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City of Culture of Galicia and O Monte Gaiás.

Neighborhood
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a complex of cultural buildings in , , , designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.

Locality
Photo: Rosamf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Compostela JM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Plaza del Obradoiro.

Plaza del Obradoiro

Latitude
42.88048° or 42° 52′ 50″ north
Longitude
-8.54584° or 8° 32′ 45″ west
Elevation
256 metres (840 feet)
Open location code
8CJHVFJ3+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 372069669
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Geo­Names ID
11862017
Wiki­data ID
Q7638209
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Plaza del Obradoiro” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Obradoiro enparantza”
  • Catalan: “praza do Obradoiro”
  • Catalan: “Praza do Obradoiro”
  • Chinese: “石匠廣場”
  • Dutch: “Plaza del Obradoiro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان اوبرادويرو”
  • French: “Plaza del Obradoiro”
  • Galician: “Praza do Obradoiro”
  • German: “Plaza del Obradoiro”
  • Italian: “Plaza del Obradoiro”
  • Italian: “Praza do Obradoiro”
  • Japanese: “オブラドイロ広場”
  • Portuguese: “Praça do Obradoiro”
  • Spanish: “Plaza del Obradoiro”
  • Swedish: “Plaza del Obradoiro”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Plaza del Obradoiro”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.