City of Quito
City of Quito is a protected area in Quito, Pichincha. City of Quito is situated nearby to the museum Museo de la Catedral, as well as near the church Iglesia de El Sagrario.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Protected area
- Description: UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Historic Center of Quito”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quito Metropolitan Cathedral and Palacio de Carondelet.
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral
Church
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The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador. Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia, it served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese.
Palacio de Carondelet
Government office
Carondelet Palace is the seat of government of the Republic of Ecuador, located in Quito. Access is by the public space known as Independence Square or Plaza Grande, around which are also the Archbishop's Palace, Municipal Palace, Hotel Plaza Grande, and Metropolitan Cathedral. Palacio de Carondelet is situated 120 metres north of City of Quito.
Plaza de la Independencia
Park
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Independence Square is the principal and central public square of Quito, Ecuador. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quito and Chaupicruz.
Quito
Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded in 1534 on the ruins of an ancient Inca city. Quito's Old City is the largest in the Americas and was one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites, recognized as the largest and most intact colonial city center remaining in the Americas.
Chaupicruz
Neighborhood
Template:Singles source Chaupicruz is an electoral parish or district of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. The parish was established as a result of the October 2004 political elections when the city was divided into 19 urban electoral parishes. Chaupicruz is situated 7 km northeast of City of Quito.
City of Quito
- Categories: old town, urban area, and historic site
- Location: Quito, Quito Canton, Pichincha, Ecuador, South America
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Latitude
-0.22085° or 0° 13′ 15″ southLongitude
-78.51259° or 78° 30′ 45″ westOpen location code
67F3QFHP+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1077782502OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtWikidata ID
Q8343766
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tatar—“City of Quito” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الوسط التاريخي في كيتو”
- Arabic: “مدينة كيتو”
- Catalan: “centre històric de Quito”
- Catalan: “Centre històric de Quito”
- Chinese: “基多旧城”
- Dutch: “Historisch centrum van Quito”
- Dutch: “Quito (stad)”
- French: “Centre historique de Quito”
- French: “ville de Quito”
- French: “Ville de Quito”
- German: “Altstadt von Quito”
- German: “Stadtzentrum von Quito”
- Italian: “centro storico di Quito”
- Japanese: “キトの市街”
- Japanese: “キト市街”
- Japanese: “キト旧市街”
- Persian: “مرکز تاریخی کیتو”
- Portuguese: “Centro histórico de Quito”
- Russian: “Город Кито”
- Russian: “Исторический центр Кито”
- Spanish: “Centro Histórico (parroquia)”
- Spanish: “Centro historico de Quito”
- Spanish: “Centro histórico de Quito”
- Spanish: “Centro Histórico de Quito”
- Spanish: “Ciudad de Quito”
- Tatar: “Кито тарихи үзәге”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Museo de la Catedral and Iglesia de El Sagrario.
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