Havana Old Square
The Plaza Vieja is a plaza located in Old Havana, Cuba. The plaza and its surroundings are also one of the seven consejos populares of the municipality of Old Havana. It has a residential population of 17,426.Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Square
- Description: Plaza Vieja in Havana
- Also known as: “Plaza Vieja” and “Plaza Vieja, Havana”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana and San Francisco Square.
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. Basilica of San Francisco de Asís, Havana is situated 200 metres northeast of Havana Old Square.
San Francisco Square
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0.
Plaza de San Francisco de Asís is a public square in the district of Old Havana, Havana, Cuba. San Francisco Square is situated 250 metres northeast of Havana Old Square.
Lonja del Comercio building
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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. Lonja del Comercio building is situated 280 metres northeast of Havana Old Square.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havana and Casablanca.
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.
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.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana Chinatown is located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States.
Havana Old Square
- Categories: tourist attraction and locality
- Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.13602° or 23° 8′ 10″ northLongitude
-82.35006° or 82° 21′ 0″ westOpen location code
76MV4JPX+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 34966687OpenStreetMap feature
place=squareWikidata ID
Q4499680
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Havana Old Square” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلازا فيخا”
- Catalan: “Plaza Vieja”
- Chinese: “旧广场”
- Chinese: “老广场”
- Chinese: “舊廣場”
- German: “Plaza Vieja”
- Italian: “plaza Vieja”
- Italian: “Plaza Vieja”
- Korean: “올드 스퀘어”
- Russian: “Старая площадь (Гавана)”
- Russian: “Старая площадь”
- Russian: “Старая Площадь”
- Spanish: “Plaza Vieja de La Habana”
- Spanish: “Plaza Vieja”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuente de la Plaza Vieja and Fototeca de Cuba.
Nearby Places
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