Ancient Origins of the Mexican Plaza : : From Primordial Sea to Public Space / / Hal Box, Logan Wagner, Susan Kline Morehead.
The plaza has been a defining feature of Mexican urban architecture and culture for at least 4,000 years. Ancient Mesoamericans conducted most of their communal life in outdoor public spaces, and today the plaza is still the public living room in every Mexican neighborhood, town, and city—the place...
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