Vedado ( es, El Vedado, ) is a

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and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and

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, and on the west by the Alemendares River and

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district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period. In 2016 it was described by one commentator as the city's "most affluent" section. The main street running east to west is Calle 23, also known as "La Rampa". The northern edge of the district is the waterfront seawall known as the

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, a famous and popular place for social gatherings in the city. The area popularly referred to as 'Vedado' consists of the wards (''consejos populares'') of Vedado, Rampa, Vedado-Malecón and Carmelo, all in the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución.

Notable sites

Among the notable sites in Vedado are the hotels: Hotel Nacional de Cuba (National Hotel), the Havana Libre (former Hilton),

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and Hotel Riviera. In addition: *

Colon Cemetery El Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, also called La Necrópolis de Cristóbal Colón, was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba to replace the Espada Cemetery in the Barrio de San Lázaro. Named for Christopher Columbus, t ...

* FOCSA Building, tallest building in Cuba at 121 m *

Edificio del Seguro Médico, Havana The Edificio del Seguro Médico is a commercial building in El Vedado, HavanaBuilt between 1955 and 1958, it was designed as a mixed use building for apartments and offices for the headquarters of the National Medical Insurance Company by Antonio ...

* López Serrano Building, first skyscraper in Cuba * Radiocentro CMQ Building * Coppelia (ice cream parlor)''Cuba, the Test of Time''
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* José Martí Anti-Imperialist Plaza * Jewish religious centers include the Gran Sinagoga Bet Shalom and the Centro Hebreo Sefaradi * John Lennon Park, named for the statue of Lennon located there * Monument to the Victims of the USS ''Maine'' * University of Havana * National broadcast center for Cuban television. *Cementerio Chino (The Chinese Cemetery) Nearby neighborhoods include: * To the east:

* To the west:

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Economy

Aero Caribbean Aero Caribbean (Empresa Aerocaribbean SA) was an airline based in Vedado, Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, Cuba. It operated scheduled domestic passenger services to domestic destinations and international services, and charter flights mainly wi ...

has its headquarters in Vedado. The Venezuelan airline Conviasa has an office in the IACC Building in Vedado.

Government and infrastructure

'' Instituto de Aeronáutica Civil de Cuba'', Cuba's civil aviation authority, has its headquarters in Vedado.

Culture

Gay scene

23rd Street in Vedado is also the centerpoint of the city's gay scene in a country which now grants many rights to LGBT citizens. At night, 23rd St. is reminiscent of a gay district between the Cinema Yara and Coppelia ice cream parlor, and the foot of 23rd at the

, with numerous gay entertainment options nearby such as the Bim Bom outdoor bar and the Las Vegas nightclub. Many of the ''casas particulares'' target LGBT clients as customers.

References

Bibliography

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External links

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