San Francisco Square
Plaza de San Francisco de Asís is a public square in the district of Old Havana, Havana, Cuba.Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: square in Cuba
- Also known as: “Plaza de San Francisco” and “Plaza de San Francisco de Asís”
Photo: Emmanuel Huybrechts, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lonja del Comercio building and Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana.
Lonja del Comercio building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lonja del Comercio building in Old Havana, Cuba served as the stock exchange in the capital until the 1959 Cuban Revolution. Today, it is an office building.
Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Basílica Menor of San Francisco de Asís is a Catholic minor basilica and Franciscan convent in the district of Old Havana, Cuba. Its construction began in 1548 and lasted until 1591, although it was inaugurated in 1575, it was badly damaged by storms in 1680 and 1692, and by a hurricane that broke down its tower in 1694.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.
Casablanca
Suburb
Casablanca is a ward of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.
Havana
Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.
San Francisco Square
- Categories: square, tourism, and pedestrian zone
- Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.13778° or 23° 8′ 16″ northLongitude
-82.3486° or 82° 20′ 55″ westOpen location code
76MV4MQ2+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 34965972OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11942020
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“San Francisco Square” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Plaça de San Francisco de Asís”
- Chinese: “(6)圣弗朗西斯科广场”
- French: “Place de San Francisco de Asís”
- Korean: “산 프란시스코 광장”
- Russian: “Площадь Сан Франсиско”
- Spanish: “Plaza de San Francisco de Asis”
- Spanish: “Plaza de San Francisco de Asís”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Federico Chopin and Consulado General de España en La Habana.
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