Arco de la Reina

Quito


This massive arch, built in the 18th century to give shelter to churchgoers, spans García Moreno.


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Nearby Quito attractions

1. Museo de la Ciudad

0.02 MILES

This first-rate museum depicts daily life in Quito through the centuries, with displays including dioramas, model indigenous homes and colonial kitchens…

2. Monasterio Museo del Carmen Alto

0.02 MILES

The Monasterio Museo del Carmen Alto, built in 1653 and still home to an order of 20 Carmelite nuns, now houses an interesting museum. Exhibits explore…

3. Casa Museo María Augusta Urrutía

0.1 MILES

Of Quito’s house museums, this is the one not to miss: it’s a splendidly preserved, 19th-century home that was once the abode of the city’s best-loved…

4. Casa del Alabado

0.11 MILES

Housed in an elegant colonial-era home, this privately owned museum with contemporary displays showcases an impressive collection of pre-Columbian…

5. La Ronda

0.12 MILES

La Ronda is a colorful cobblestone street featuring colonial houses mostly given over to souvenir shops, bars and restaurants, and carefully restored for…

6. Plaza San Francisco

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Walking from the Old Town’s narrow colonial streets into this open plaza reveals one of the finest sights in all of Ecuador: a sweeping cobblestone plaza…

7. Museo Casa de Sucre

0.13 MILES

The beautifully restored former home of Mariscal Antonio José de Sucre, the hero of Ecuadorian independence, is now a small museum full of early-19th…

8. Capilla de Cantuña

0.15 MILES

The Cantuña Chapel houses a small art collection from the Quito School. It’s shrouded in one of Quito’s most famous legends, that of the indigenous…

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