El Templete

El Templete is a monument to the initial mass of San Cristóbal de la Habana celebrated on November 16, 1519. Jean Baptiste Vermay painted the interior of the monument.
Wikipedia
Photo: Lucha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Monument
  • Description: Small commemorative chapel in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Columbus Memorial Chapel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de Armas and Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Cubana.

Park
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0.
is the oldest town square in .

Museum
Photo: Deavila, Public domain.
The or Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Cuba in , is the national museum of Natural History, with exhibits of Cuba's plants and animals. It is located in a former U.S. embassy building. is situated 110 metres south of El Templete.

Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, , , Cuba. is situated 310 metres west of El Templete.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.

Suburb
is a ward of the city of , the capital of , belonging to the municipal borough of . It is situated to the east of the entrance to .

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana is in the municipality of and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of in the .

El Templete

Latitude
23.14057° or 23° 8′ 26″ north
Longitude
-82.34894° or 82° 20′ 56″ west
Open location code
76MV4MR2+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31868962
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q8773463
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tatar—“El Templete” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “El Templete”
  • Basque: “El Templete (Habana)”
  • Basque: “El Templete”
  • Chinese: “小殿堂”
  • Esperanto: “La Kirketo (Havano)”
  • Esperanto: “La Kirketo”
  • French: “El Templete”
  • German: “El Templete”
  • Italian: “El Templete (L’Avana)”
  • Italian: “El Templete”
  • Korean: “엘 템플레테”
  • Spanish: “El Templete (La Habana)”
  • Spanish: “El Templete”
  • Spanish: “Templete de la Fundación de La Habana”
  • Tatar: “El Templete католик капелласы”

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