John Lennon Statue - John Lennon Park - La Habana, Cuba - Beatlemania! on Waymarking.com

«On one of the benches of the park, nearer the corner of streets 17th and 6th, there is a sculpture of the former Beatles member John Lennon, sculpted by Cuban artist José Villa Soberón, seated on the bench's right end. On a marble tile at the foot of the bench there is an inscription reading: "Dirás que soy un soñador pero no soy el único" John Lennon, which is a Spanish translation of the English lyrics, "You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one," from the song "Imagine".

The sculpture of Lennon is currently not wearing his signature round-lens glasses, which have been stolen, or vandalized, several times. However, during the day, a security guard can be found sitting next to the bench, and he will place glasses on the statue if there is a request.

The statue was unveiled on 8 December 2000, the 20th anniversary of Lennon's murder. One year later, Cuban author Ernesto Juan Castellanos wrote a book about the statue, John Lennon en La Habana with a little help from my friends, and about the ban that John Lennon and The Beatles suffered in Cuba during the 1960s and 1970s.»

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon_Park

More info about the story of the statue: http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/01/10/the_story_of_the_john_lennon_statue_in_havana_cuba.html

Location: John Lennon Park or Parque John Lennon (formerly known as Parque Menocal) Type of location: Other Connection to The Beatles: Statue depicting John Lennon

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