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The Arms Square (Plaza de Armas) in Havana, Cuba was the original entrance to the Alcazaba. It consisted of a series of constructions where different services were carried out for the inhabitants of the fortress. On the right side there is still a big cistern with two sections, which must have been a rainwater cistern but which, in the 17th century started receiving water from the Alhambra's irrigation channel. Near the cistern, to the left of the entrance to the Alcazaba, there is a bath In the middle of the square and in part of the wall archaeologists have discovered the foundations of several Arab houses, which were the dwellings of the civil population who worked at the service of the dignitaries and military people who were there. There is of course a big dungeon close to the Broken Tower (Torre Quebrada). Another example is the Plaza de Armas in Pisco , Peru , where people get together and meet. The Plaza contains many landmarks including the 18th century Cathedral, Baroque Iglesia De La Compañía and an elaborate main post office that was once the Spanish governor's residence. The square became the base of administrative, commercial and social life when the city was founded in 1541 and today it remains the centre of life in the city. There is always something to do because there are people from all walks of life, local artists and buskers, or at night with games. |
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