Parque Central - La Habana, Cuba
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The Central Park of Havana is located between Prado, Neptuno, Zulueta and San José streets in Old Havana, Cuba.
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Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 03/20/2017
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The Central Park of Havana (Parque Central) is one of the most known and central sites of the city of Havana.
Among the buildings surrounding the park are Gran Teatro de La Habana Alicia Alonso (The Great Theatre of Havana Alicia Alonso), el Hotel Inglaterra (England Hotel), el Hotel Telégrafo, el Hotel Parque Central (Central Park Hotel), la Manzana de Gómez (Block of Gómez), el Hotel Plaza y el Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (The National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana) building of Universal Art.
The gardens around the statue have a series of paths that intersect and fork. There are 28 royal palms that signify Martí's birth date, as well as 8 coffin-shaped stonemasons representing the medical students shot by the Spanish Government on November 27, 1871 during the Ten Years' War.
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