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Friday, 1 November 2013

The Plaza de Armas is the most important and the oldest square in Havana



The Plaza de Armas is the most important and the oldest square in Old Havana



Personally, I think this is the liveliest square in the city and I like to sit here on a bench to watch the population








Around the square are many restaurants and bars and on weekdays the square is filled with book stalls



















In the middle of the square stands the statue of former president and leader of the first war of independence Manuel de Cespedes




On the western side of the square is the baroque “Palacio de los Capitanes Generales” the former Presidential Palace that now houses the
Museo de la Ciudad



On the northeast side of the square is a house on the spot where in 1519 the city "La villade San Cristobal de la Habana" was founded





There is also a small fort located on the square





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