Quintana Square
Quintana Square is the main square of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. It is formed by the meeting of the south facade of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, Casa da Parra, Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares and Casa da Conga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Square
- Description: square in Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Also known as: “Plaza de la Quintana”, “Praza da Quintana de Mortos”, “Quintana de los Muertos”, and “Quintana square”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museo das Peregrinacións e de Santiago and Casa da Parra.
Casa da Parra
Public building
Photo: Certo Xornal, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Casa da Parra is a public building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City of Culture of Galicia and O Monte Gaiás.
City of Culture of Galicia
Neighborhood
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City of Culture of Galicia is a complex of cultural buildings in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain, designed by a group of architects led by Peter Eisenman.
Quintana Square
- Categories: pedestrian zone and locality
- Location: Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.88043° or 42° 52′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.54379° or 8° 32′ 38″ westOpen location code
8CJHVFJ4+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 43281318OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q12398104
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Satellite Map
Discover Quintana Square from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Quintana Square” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “praza da Quintana”
- Catalan: “Praza da Quintana”
- Galician: “Praza da Quintana”
- Italian: “Plaza de la Quintana”
- Japanese: “キンターナ広場”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Quintana de los muertos”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Quintana”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela da Azucena and Facade of A Quintana square (Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela).
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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 “Quintana Square”. Photo: juantiagues, CC BY-SA 2.0.