Paseo del Prado (Prado Avenue), Havana. Cuba
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- Prado Avenue. Havana City. Cuba
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Once the central artery of the city, the Prado (also known as the Paseo de MartĂ), is a boulevard with a distinctly European feel. This is where you'll find the renowned national ballet school.
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Paseo del Prado (Prado Avenue) is located in Havana
Capital of Cuba and the country's administrative, political, cultural and scientific center, it is also the capital of two provinces: City of Havana and Havana. Though only around 280 square miles (727 square kilometers) in size-0.65 percent of the archipelago's total area.
The Old Havana and system of forts led UNESCO to declare it a part of world heritage in 1982. Founded on its present site in 1519, the settlement of San Cristobal de La Habana prospered mainly due to its bay, which was a natural port of call for ships sailing to and from the New World. Starting in 1634, because of its strategic location, San Cristobal de La Habana was considered the key to the New World-as attested to by royal letters patent-and the main defense of the West Indies.
The Cuban capital consists of an immense number of buildings in a wide range of architectural styles, built in the course of nearly five centuries. These styles range from the pre-baroque to the baroque, neo-Gothic, neoclassical, eclectic, art noveau and art-deco, to the modern.
Alejo Carpentier, one of Cuba's most famous authors, called it "the city of columns" and focused attention on its streets, which he considered a perennially rich show of life, humanity and contrasts that was bound to entertain any observer.
Over 14 kilometers of excellent beaches lie to the east of the Cuban capital. To the south, a green belt contributes to a healthful atmosphere.
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“A big walkway in the centre of the road ”
Not sure what the big deal is but this is just a wide central walkway in the middle of the road. It has trees for partial shade and seats to rest but the heat still kills. Unpleasant. Just a walk in the middle instead of along the sides. I guess you walk here to look both ways and decide where... More
“Walk down from the city to the ocean ”
Parading down this fine walk way with groups of children playing organised games surrounded by the crumbling splendour. Imagining how grand it all must once have been and may be again if Unesco plans come to fruition. The classic American cars cruising up and down either side of the Prado alongside the red open-top tourist buses, horse and carriages and... More
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