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The Parque Central, Havana is one of the best known and central sites of the city of
Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Gran Teatro de La Habana Gran Teatro de La Habana is a theater in Havana, Cuba, home to the Cuban National Ballet. It was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and built by Purdy and Henderson, Engineers in 1914 at the site of the former Teatro Tacón. Its cons ...
(The Great Theatre of Havana Alicia Alonso), the Hotel Inglaterra (England Hotel), the Hotel Telégrafo, el Hotel Parque Central (Central Park Hotel), la
Manzana de Gómez Manzana, a Spanish word meaning "apple" may refer to: * ''Manzana'' (album), a 2004 album by Los Prisioneros * Manzana (unit), a city block * Manzana, San Jose, a barangay of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines * ''Manzana verde'', an alcoholic ...
, the Hotel Plaza and Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.


Gardens

The gardens surrounding the statue of
Jose Marti Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Hala ...
by José Vilalta Saavedra have a series of paths that intersect. There are 28 royal palms that signify Martí's birth date, as well as 8 coffin-shaped stonework, representing medical students shot by the Spanish Government on the Island during the
Ten Years' War The Ten Years' War (; 1868–1878), also known as the Great War () and the War of '68, was part of Cuba's fight for independence from Spain. The uprising was led by Cuban-born planters and other wealthy natives. On 10 October 1868, sugar mil ...
November 27, 1871.


Gallery

File:Isabel II statue, Havana, Cuba - 1899.jpg, Central Park with Isabel II statue - 1899 File:Central Park, Havana, Cuba - 1898.jpg, Central Park with Hotel Inglaterra - 1899


See also

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El Capitolio The National Capitol of Cuba, also known as ''Capitolio Nacional de La Habana (National Capitol of La Habana)'', and often simply referred to as ''El Capitolio'' ''(The Capitol)'', is a public edifice in Havana, the capital of Cuba. The buildin ...
* Tacón Theatre *
Gran Teatro de La Habana Gran Teatro de La Habana is a theater in Havana, Cuba, home to the Cuban National Ballet. It was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and built by Purdy and Henderson, Engineers in 1914 at the site of the former Teatro Tacón. Its cons ...
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Paseo del Prado, Havana Paseo del Prado is a street and promenade in Havana, Cuba, near the location of the old city wall, and the division between Centro Habana and Old Havana. Technically, the Paseo del Prado includes the entire length of Paseo Martí approximately ...
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Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier Jean-Claude Nicolas Forestier (9 January 1861 – 26 October 1930) was a French landscape architect who trained with Adolphe Alphand and became conservator of the promenades of Paris. Works Forestier studied at the École Polytechnique de ...
* José Vilalta Saavedra * Monument to Columbus (Valladolid), originally intended for the Parque Central


References

Buildings and structures in Havana {{Cuba-geo-stub