Old Havana

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic district tourist attraction

Old Havana is the historic heart of Havana, Cuba, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and vibrant cultural life.

Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site →
historic district →
tourist attraction →
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture →
baroque architecture →
neoclassical architecture →
contains Bodeguita del Medio →
Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta →
Castillo de la Real Fuerza →
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro →
El Templete →
Floridita bar →
Havana Cathedral →
Malecón (Havana) eastern section →
Museo de la Ciudad de La Habana →
Obispo Street →
Palacio de los Capitanes Generales →
Plaza Vieja →
Plaza de Armas →
Plaza de San Francisco de Asís →
Plaza de la Catedral →
country Cuba →
foundedAs walled city →
governingBody Oficina del Historiador de la Ciudad de La Habana →
hasCityGateStatus former fortified port city →
hasCulturalSignificance center of Havana’s tourism industry →
symbol of Cuban national identity →
hasFunction commercial area →
cultural center →
residential area →
hasHeritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site →
hasStreetLayout narrow streets →
hasStreetSurface cobblestone →
heritageDesignationYear 1982 →
knownFor Spanish colonial urban layout →
cobblestone streets →
historic plazas →
vibrant cultural life →
well-preserved colonial architecture →
locatedIn Caribbean region →
Havana →
Havana Province →
partOf municipality of La Habana Vieja →
periodOfSignificantDevelopment 16th century →
17th century →
18th century →
19th century →
tourismImportance major international tourist destination →
UNESCOCriteria criterion (iv) →
criterion (v) →
Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Castillo del Morro ("Old Havana and its Fortification System") →
Habana Vieja ("historic center of Havana") →
Paseo del Prado ("historic center of Havana") →
partOf
Museo de la Revolución →
Parque Central →
locatedIn
Havana Bay →
adjacentTo
Paseo del Prado →
hasNearby
El Capitolio ("historic center of Havana") →
isPartOf
Parque Central ("Old Havana historic center") →
locatedNear
Cuba ("Old Havana and its Fortification System") →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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