▁Catholic ▁Church ▁doctrine ▁de pl oring ▁the ▁practice . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁layout ▁Pla za ▁Mir anda ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁bounded ▁by ▁the ▁Qu ia po ▁Church ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Que zon ▁Bou lev ard ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁H idal go ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁Evangel ista ▁Street ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁ ▁The ▁pla za ▁proper , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁design ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 0 7 4 ▁persons , ▁is ▁p aved ▁with ▁gran ite ▁t iles ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Ne o - G oth ic ▁architect ural ▁details ▁which ▁are ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁Qu ia po ▁Church ' s ▁architecture , ▁particularly ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side , ▁which ▁contains ▁two ▁grand ▁entrance ▁arch es ▁bearing ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Man ila . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁grand ▁arch es ▁are ▁separated ▁by ▁several ▁smaller ▁arch es ▁which ▁form ▁a ▁covered ▁colon na de , ▁incorpor ating ▁into ▁their ▁design ▁the ▁sea ▁l ion ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms . ▁ ▁A ▁larger , ▁more ▁elaborate ▁grand ▁arch ▁was ▁also ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁pla za ' s ▁south ▁side , ▁at ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁R . ▁H idal go ▁and ▁Vill al ob os ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁pla za ' s ▁four ▁corners ▁contain ▁historical ▁markers . ▁ ▁A ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁the ▁Pla za ▁Mir anda ▁bomb ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁is ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁south west ▁corner , ▁un