Tren Blindado

The Tren Blindado is a national monument, memorial park, and museum of the Cuban Revolution, located in the city of , Cuba. It was created by the Cuban sculptor José Delarra on the site of and in memory of the capture of an armoured train on 29 December 1958, during the Battle of Santa Clara.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: national monument, memorial and museum in Santa Clara, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Monumento al Tren Blindado”
  • Address: Car.Camajuaní

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Teatro La Caridad and Parque Vidal.

Theater building
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
Teatro de La Caridad or , located in , is one of the few remaining colonial theatres in . It is a National Monument of Cuba. is situated 620 metres southwest of Tren Blindado.

Park
is a park located in the center of , , covering an entire square block of the city. Due to its surrounding architecture, combining eclectic neo-classical and colonial-style buildings, as well as the large number of historic monuments dating from different historical periods, the park was designated as a National Monument in a ceremony in 1998. is situated 600 metres southwest of Tren Blindado.

Stadium
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a multi-use stadium in . It is currently used mostly for baseball games and is the home stadium of Villa Clara Naranjas. is situated 1 km southeast of Tren Blindado.

Tren Blindado

Latitude
22.40977° or 22° 24′ 35″ north
Longitude
-79.96027° or 79° 57′ 37″ west
Open location code
77J2C25Q+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 211017196
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q2451393
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Tren Blindado” goes by many names.

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