Plaza de la Independencia
2015 Quito, Ecuador
Plaza de la Independencia, also called Plaza Grande, has served as the ceremonial and political center of Quito since the city's founding, ringed by the cathedral, government palace, and colonial arcades. This 2015 photograph shows the square.
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