Cathedral Square
Plaza de la Catedral is one of the four main squares in Old Havana and the site of the Cathedral of Havana from which it takes its name. Originally a swamp, it was later drained and used as a naval dockyard.Photo: Gorupdebesanez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historical square in Havana, Cuba
- Also known as: “Plaza de la Catedral” and “Plaza de La Catedral”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Havana Cathedral and Museum of the Revolution.
Havana Cathedral
Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Havana Cathedral is one of eleven Catholic cathedrals on the island. It is located in the Plaza de la Catedral on Calle Empedrado, between San Ignacio y Mercaderes, Old Havana, Havana, Cuba.
Museum of the Revolution
Museum
Photo: Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of the Revolution is located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba, in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. Museum of the Revolution is situated 520 metres west of Cathedral Square.
Plaza de Armas
Park
Photo: Eric Marshall, CC BY 3.0.
Plaza de Armas is the oldest town square in Habana Vieja. Plaza de Armas is situated 230 metres east of Cathedral Square.
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.
Cathedral Square
- Categories: square, tourism, and pedestrian zone
- Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
23.14089° or 23° 8′ 27″ northLongitude
-82.35168° or 82° 21′ 6″ westOpen location code
76MV4JRX+98OpenStreetMap ID
way 36978157OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7203695
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Cathedral Square” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Katedralaren plaza (Habana)”
- Basque: “Katedralaren plaza”
- Chinese: “主教座堂广场 (哈瓦那)”
- Chinese: “主教座堂广场”
- Chinese: “修道院广场”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان الكاتدرائيه”
- French: “place de la Cathédrale”
- French: “Place de la Cathédrale”
- German: “Plaza de la Catedral”
- Italian: “Plaza de la Catedral”
- Korean: “대성당 광장”
- Russian: “Кафедралная Площадь”
- Russian: “Кафедральная площадь (Гавана)”
- Russian: “Кафедральная площадь”
- Spanish: “Plaza de la Catedral”
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Notable Places Nearby
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