Malecón, Havana

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landmark roadway seaside promenade tourist attraction

Malecón, Havana is a famous seaside promenade and roadway stretching along Havana’s coastline, known as a social gathering place and iconic symbol of the city.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Amphitheater at the Malecón in Vedado 1
Havana Malecón 1
Havana waterfront 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landmark ⓘ
roadway ⓘ
seaside promenade ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Havana’s northern coastline ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Malecón ⓘ
surface form: El Malecón
builtDuring U.S. military occupation of Cuba ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1901 ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
culturalSignificance common setting in Cuban films and photography ⓘ
frequent subject of Cuban music and literature ⓘ
extendsFrom Havana Bay ⓘ
surface form: Havana Harbor
extendsTo Vedado ⓘ
surface form: Vedado neighborhood
followsCoastlineOf Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana
hasFeature broad sidewalk ⓘ
roadway for vehicular traffic ⓘ
sea wall protecting the city from waves ⓘ
hasStreetType avenue ⓘ
boulevard ⓘ
hasViewOf Castillo del Morro ⓘ
surface form: Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña

Havana Bay ⓘ
surface form: Havana Harbor

Havana skyline ⓘ
Hotel Nacional de Cuba ⓘ
Castillo del Morro ⓘ
surface form: Morro Castle
inaugurationDate 1902 ⓘ
knownFor fishing along the seawall ⓘ
iconic status in Cuban culture ⓘ
romantic atmosphere ⓘ
sea wall ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ
street life ⓘ
sunsets ⓘ
languageOfName Spanish ⓘ
length about 8 km ⓘ
locatedIn Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana

La Habana Province ⓘ
surface form: Havana Province
locatedOnCoastOf Straits of Florida ⓘ
partOf Havana’s urban waterfront ⓘ
passesThrough Centro Habana ⓘ
Habana Vieja ⓘ
Vedado ⓘ
popularActivity fishing ⓘ
listening to music ⓘ
meeting friends ⓘ
strolling ⓘ
watching the sea ⓘ
symbolOf Cuban identity ⓘ
Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana
tourismImportance major attraction for international visitors ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vedado district of Havana → borderedBy → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
subject surface form: Vedado
Vedado → borders → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
Old Havana → contains → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Malecón (Havana) eastern section
Vedado → hasLandmark → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphitheater at the Malecón in Vedado
Paseo del Prado → hasNearby → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Havana Malecón
Focsa Building → locatedNear → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
Museo de la Revolución → near → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
Malecón → partOf → Malecón, Havana ⓘ
this entity surface form: Havana waterfront