habana - plazas
 

a south american friend & his esposa went to havana, cuba and gave me his photos to share.

this thread is of habana vieja (old havana) plazas - enjoy!



plaza de la catedral (la catedral de san cristobal built 1748-77)
before the cathedral this was fka plaza de la cienaga (swamp plaza)

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there is a little square in front of iglesia del santo angel custodio (b. 1690, 1866)

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la plaza vieja (the old square) as of 1814
fka plaza nueva (new square) after 1559 & plaza del mercado (market square) in the 1700s

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one of my favorite photos of old havana

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not the best photos, but this is the old square at night

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plaza de san francisco (1st convent built 1580-91, church 1719),
but this portside square existed long before that

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terminal sierra maestra -- for cruise ships and a ferry

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plaza de armas (b. 1519), took its name in 1580

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wooden streets (b. 1800s)

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last is lunch and rest just off the plaza de armas

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*** i hope you enjoyed visiting some of old havana’s historic squares ***

all the old havana august 2013 visit threads:

habana - along the malecon
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207287


habana - strolling the paseo del prado
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207307


habana - plazas
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207300


habana - sights around old havana
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207302


habana - more sights around old havana
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207303


habana - airport cab rides
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207308


habana - ernest hemingway's old havana
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207315


habana - ernest hemingway's la finca vigia
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=207314

!!! I'm overcome with jealousy. As a photographer, it would be very difficult for me to have only a short visit to this place.