ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLAZA
From Spanish, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia.
2 QUOTES WITH «PLAZA»
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plaza.
One of the things I thought a lot about was how can we get the views, for instance, the main plaza, you look up to Telegraph Hill from there and therefore it would be a disaster to close that view off.
A piazza is not a plaza. The plaza is the theme park of the piazza; the plaza is the commercial version. A piazza is an empty space with no function. This is what Europeans understand.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAZA»
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plaza in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plaza and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the
Plaza: The Politics of Public Space and Culture
In this wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary study, Setha M. Low explores the interplay of space and culture in the plaza, showing how culture acts to shape public spaces and how the physical form of the plaza encodes the social and economic ...
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The Los Angeles
Plaza: Sacred and Contested Space
town.22 Yet despite these efforts, the gradual westward expansion of the Anglo
city permanently transformed the geographic and symbolic importance of the
Plaza. Anglo business and political elites, besides creating a new civic center ...
William David Estrada, 2009
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Revolutionizing Motherhood: The Mothers of the
Plaza de Mayo
In this volume, Marguerite G. Bouvard traces the history of the Mothers and examines how they have transformed maternity from a passive, domestic role to one of public strength.
Marguerite Guzman Bouvard, 2002
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Plaza of Sacrifices: Gender, Power, and Terror in 1968 Mexico
Elaine Carey'sPlaza of Sacrificesis the first English-language book-length study to situate this watershed event in an analytic framework.
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Plaza Suite: A Comedy in Three Acts
This tale of marriage in tatters is followed by the exploits of a Hollywood producer who, after three marriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls a childhood sweetheart, now a suburban housewife, for a little sexual diversion.
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Searching for Life: The Grandmothers of the
Plaza de Mayo ...
FROM THE BOOK "I want to touch you and kiss you.
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Juan Bautista
Plaza and Musical Nationalism in Venezuela
Plaza's compositions in the emerging nationalist style and his efforts to improve musical institutions in his home country parallel the work of contemporaneous Latin American musicians including Carlos Chávez of Mexico, Amadeo Roldán ...
Marie Elizabeth Labonville, 2007
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Excavations in the Great
Plaza, North Terrace, and North ...
This is an integrated site report of unprecedented size and scope. Tikal Report 14 will be of vital interest to field archaeologists and historians studying aspects of Mesoamerican culture.
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Baseball in San Diego: From the
Plaza to the Padres
Baseball in San Diego: From the Plaza to the Padres, takes the reader on a seven-decade journey from Horton Plaza, the site of San Diego's first base ball game in 1871, to lower Broadway and the future home of Lane Field.
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The San Francisco Ferry
Plaza Farmers' Market Cookbook: A ...
Inspired by the beautiful seasonal produce available from San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers' Market, a beautifully illustrated cookbook, organized according to season, features more than one hundred easy-to-prepare recipes, along with ...
Peggy Knickerbocker, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAZA»
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plaza is used in the context of the following news items.
Six months after it opens, Liberty Plaza needs a $12000 sod-lift
State contractors were in a big hurry to finish the state's new $4 million front door, Liberty Plaza, after Gov. Nathan Deal got re-elected last fall ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jul 15»
Cooper River Plaza apartment fire forces evacuation
PENNSAUKEN – Investigators are working to find the cause of a blaze on the first floor of a high-rise apartment complex in South Jersey. «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
Beachfront Crowne Plaza on NSW coast comes to market
Eureka Funds Management has put the beachfront Crowne Plaza hotel in Terrigal on the market after owning it for nearly a decade. «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
Confederate Flag Staying Up in Government Plaza
... the country, the one in Government Plaza isn't going anywhere. ... the Confederate Flag in the six-flag display at Government Plaza in Mobile. «WKRG, Jul 15»
Ramapo Plaza On Hamburg Turnpike Might Get A Facelift
Ramapo Plaza Associates LLC has applied to “reconfigure and re-moderize” the Hamburg Turnpike plaza, which contains an Office Max, ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
Richmond City Council considers park-related measures
The first is related to the renovations at Kanawha Plaza in downtown Richmond. The City Countil will consider appointing Enrichmond ... «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
Penn Plaza residents aren't hurting development
My office is very close to the Penn Plaza, and I am fully behind redevelopment of the site; however, a 90-day notice to residents to vacate the ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
Castlemilk pair star in college production of The Plaza Suite
Two talented Acting and Performance students from Castlemilk are hoping that their starring roles in a college production of The Plaza Suite ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
Plaza West Donates Proceeds to the United Way
Representatives from The Citizens Bank and Riesbeck's Food Market recently presented a check in the amount of $3,143 to George Smoulder, ... «Wheeling Intelligencer, Jul 15»
Madrid plaza renamed after late gay rights activist
A SQUARE in Madrid's Chueca neighborhood will be renamed after Spanish gay rights activist Pedro Zerolo. Following a Madrid Town Hall ... «Olive Press, Jul 15»
