Hello friends. Today I am strolling around the Plaza de Armas, in Havana, Cuba. This is the oldest square in Old Havana, and it was the birthplace of Colonial Havana in the 16th century. Its design is reminiscent of the great fortified squares of Medieval Europe. On its perimeter were the seats of the civil and military authorities in colonial times, and the parish church of the City. The current square, like most of the buildings surrounding it, dates from the late 1700s. The ideal access to this square is through the incredible portico erected at the junction between Avenida del Puerto and O'Reilly Street, to admire the coat of arms of the city of Havana facing the sea.
Currently the square hosts an interesting second-hand book market; a statue of Carlos Manuel Céspedes, who began the road to Cuban independence in 1868; the Palace of the Counts of Santovenia, dating from the late eighteenth century and currently houses the 5-star Hotel Santa Isabel.
It is also home to some of the city's most interesting museums and monumental buildings, such as the City Museum (located in the Palace of the Captains General), the Palace of the Second Cape, the Castle of the Royal Force, the Museum and monument El Templete, the National Museum of Natural History, the Navigation Museum and the Automobile Museum. In addition, there you can find the statue of Eusebio Leal, the great historian of the city, who passed away a little more two years
(Castillo de la Real Fuerza)
(Palacio del Segundo Cabo)
(Palacio de los Capitanes Generales)
(Museo Nacional de Historia Natural)
(Estatua de Eusebio Leal)
All photos taken with my Samsung Galaxy A7