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Plazas

Open public spaces in cities or towns, usually rectilinear, surrounded by buildings, and often located at the junction of two or more thoroughfares

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Plazas

20 images from works
  • A figure standing in the gardens of Surgeon's Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. Line engraving by T. Barber, 1830, after T.H. Shepherd.
  • A horse-drawn carriage has arrived at a church in a poor part of a town: a newly wed couple walk down the steps towards it as the coachman holds the door open and spectators stand by. Lithograph by C. Motte after V. Adam.
  • Baths of Diocletian, Rome: with San Bernardo alle Terme, Santa Susanna and Santa Maria degli Angeli in the background. Etching by I. Sylvestre.
  • Hospital, Messina, Sicily, Italy: the central square with a numbered key. Tinted etching by J. Deny, 1783.
  • Chapel of Ease, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: panoramic view from the main square. Etching, 1854.
  • Place du Châtelet, Paris: a cart loaded with hay, a white carriage with two white horses ("Dame Blanche"), a working cart and a handcart pulled by a young boy are all gathered on the square. Lithograph by Ch. Motte, 1829, after V. Adam.
  • Bagnères de Bigorre, France: the Allée des Coustous, approaching Place Lafayette with the church of Saint Vincent on the left. Coloured lithograph by J. Jacottet and A. Bayot, 1842.
  • Messina Port, Messina, Sicily, Italy: St. John's Square, with a key. Tinted etching.
  • A figure standing in the gardens of Surgeon's Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. Line engraving by T. Barber, 1830, after T.H. Shepherd.
  • Hospital of Santa Maria Nuova, Florence, Italy. Etching by B.S. Sgrilli after G. Zocchi.

Works from the collections

19 works

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    Glasgow: the Royal Infirmary, the cathedral, and Barony Church. Line engraving by J. Swan after J. Knox.

    Knox, James, 1866- | Reference: 17820i
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    Sorbonne, Paris: from the corner of the square. Etching.

    | Reference: 22022i
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    St. Enoch's Church, Surgeons Hall and square, Glasgow, Scotland. Line engraving.

    | Reference: 17454i
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    Chapel of Ease, Tunbridge Wells, Kent: panoramic view from the main square. Etching, 1854.

    | Date: 22 December 1854 | Reference: 22923i
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    Spedale di Messer Bonifazio, Florence: perspective view. Etching by C. Zocchi.

    | Reference: 24271i

Related topics

Hospitals
City churches
Carriages and carts
Universities
Paris
Architecture, Classical
Costume

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