Plaza de Armas

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Plaza de Armas is the historic main square of Old Havana, Cuba, known for its colonial architecture, leafy central park, and role as a cultural and political hub since the 16th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
coordinateLocation 23.141°N 82.351°W ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs Plaza Mayor ⓘ
Plaza de la Catedral ⓘ
Plaza de la Iglesia ⓘ
hasFeature benches and walkways ⓘ
book market ⓘ
central garden ⓘ
colonial architecture ⓘ
leafy central park ⓘ
statues and monuments ⓘ
stone-paved square ⓘ
surrounding arcades ⓘ
hasGreenSpace central tree-shaded garden ⓘ
hasMonument statue of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes ⓘ
hasUse cultural hub ⓘ
political hub ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception 16th century ⓘ
locatedIn Cuba ⓘ
Havana ⓘ
linked to: Havana, Cuba

Old Havana ⓘ
nearby Castillo de la Real Fuerza ⓘ
Havana harbor ⓘ
linked to: Port of Havana

Obispo Street ⓘ
operator Office of the Historian of Havana ⓘ
partOf Historic Centre of Havana ⓘ
linked to: Old Havana

UNESCO World Heritage Site Old Havana and its Fortification System ⓘ
linked to: Old Havana
replacedFeature former statue of King Ferdinand VII ⓘ
significance historic center of political power in colonial Havana ⓘ
oldest main square in Havana ⓘ
symbolic heart of Old Havana ⓘ
significantEvent gathering place during Cuban independence movements ⓘ
site of colonial military parades ⓘ
venue for official ceremonies in colonial Havana ⓘ
surroundedBy El Templete ⓘ
Hotel Santa Isabel ⓘ
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales ⓘ
Palacio del Conde de Santovenia ⓘ
Palacio del Segundo Cabo ⓘ
touristActivity antique and second-hand book market ⓘ
guided walking tours of Old Havana ⓘ
usedAs main square of Havana ⓘ

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Old Havana → contains → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Habana Vieja → knownFor → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Plaza Vieja → hasNearbyAttraction → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Plaza de San Francisco de Asís → near → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Palacio del Segundo Cabo → locatedOn → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Museo de la Ciudad → mainEntrance → Plaza de Armas side of the Palace of the Captains General ⓘ
linked to: Plaza de Armas
Havana City Hall → locatedOnSquare → Plaza de Armas ⓘ
Municipality of Old Havana → contains → Plaza de Armas ⓘ