Vedado, Havana. Cuba
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Located along the waterfront, was developed during the decades between 1930 and 1960, when Havana developed as a major destination for U.S. tourists. High-rise hotels, restaurants, and upscale commercial establishments, many reflecting the then-popular art deco style, mushroomed in the Vedado district.
In the late 1990s Vedado represented the principal commercial area of the city, and its environs were home to a variety of important landmarks including the Hotel Nacional, the University of Havana, and the Colón Cemetery.
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Vedado 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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Vedado
Contrasting with the colonial atmosphere of Old Hotels stands cosmopolitan and lively Modern Hotels made up by several areas where one finds grand villas of the early 20th century mixed with architecture of the 1950's and of the current revolutionary period.
Habana Libre Hotel
One of the most populated areas is Vedado, whose main artery is the famous Calle 23 (23rd Street) with its Rampa, so-called because it slopes like a ramp down to the Malecon and the sea. The diversity of cultural centers, restaurants and tourist agencies give a special atmosphere to this zone that attracts Hotels's inhabitants in great numbers. Among the attractions are the Coppelia ice-cream parlour, focal point of a large park, the Yara and Rampa movie theatres, and the Tryp Habana Libre, a 23-story hotel that has as its facade a fresco painted by the prestigious Cuban artist Amelia PelĂ¡ez.
Vedado
Contrasting with the colonial atmosphere of Old Hotels stands cosmopolitan and lively Modern Hotels made up by several areas where one finds grand villas of the early 20th century mixed with architecture of the 1950's and of the current revolutionary period.
Habana Libre Hotel
One of the most populated areas is Vedado, whose main artery is the famous Calle 23 (23rd Street) with its Rampa, so-called because it slopes like a ramp down to the Malecon and the sea. The diversity of cultural centers, restaurants and tourist agencies give a special atmosphere to this zone that attracts Hotels's inhabitants in great numbers. Among the attractions are the Coppelia ice-cream parlour, focal point of a large park, the Yara and Rampa movie theatres, and the Tryp Habana Libre, a 23-story hotel that has as its facade a fresco painted by the prestigious Cuban artist Amelia PelĂ¡ez.
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