Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Jesuit Missions of the Chiquitos' has mentioned 'Plaza' in the following places:
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Contents 1 Location 2 The name xe2x80x9cChiquitosxe2x80x9d 3 History 3.1 Arrival in the Viceroyalty of Peru 3.2 The Jesuits in the Chiquitania 3.3 Expulsion and recent development 4 World Heritage Missions 4.1 San Xavier 4.2 San Rafael de Velasco 4.3 San Josxc3xa9 de Chiquitos 4.4 Concepcixc3xb3n 4.5 San Miguel de Velasco 4.6 Santa Ana de Velasco 5 Architecture 5.1 Mission layout 5.2 Plaza 5.3 Houses 5.4 Church complex 5.4.1 Church 5.5 Restoration 6 Life in the mission towns 6.1 Economy 6.2 Music 6.3 Today 7 Tourism 8 Cultural references 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 12.1 Historic accounts 12.2 Modern books 13 See also 14 External links | WIKI |
The complex, consisting of the church, bell tower, sacristy and a grassy plaza lined by houses, is considered to have the most fidelity to the original plan of the Jesuit reductions. | WIKI |
Plaza[edit] | WIKI |
The plaza was an almost square area varying in size from 124 by 148 metres (407xc2xa0ft xc3x97xc2xa0486xc2xa0ft) in the older towns of San Xavier and San Rafael de Velasco to 166 by 198 metres (545xc2xa0ft xc3x97xc2xa0650xc2xa0ft) in San Ignacio de Velasco. | WIKI |
As they were used for religious and civil purposes, these were open spaces free of vegetation except a few palm trees surrounding a cross in the center of the plaza. | WIKI |
Out of the original ten missions, only the plaza at Santa Ana de Velasco does not show major changes, consisting as it did in colonial times, of an open grassy space. | WIKI |
Those facing the plaza were originally occupied by the chiefs of the indigenous tribes, and often were larger. | WIKI |
Along the fourth side of the plaza lay the religious, cultural and commercial centers of the towns. | WIKI |
In addition to the church, which dominated the complex, there would have been a mortuary chapel, a tower and a colegio or "school",[nb 8] connected by a wall along the side of the plaza. | WIKI |
Behind the wall and away from the plaza would have been the patio with living quarters for the priests or visitors, rooms for town council matters, for music and storage, as well as workshops, which often were arranged around a second patio. | WIKI |
The festival is carried out in the designated Plazas Misionales (among other places), usually housed in churches and also in the main plaza of Santa Cruz. | WIKI |