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[2025 Havana Attraction] Travel Guide for Plaza de Armas (Updated Mar)

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This is a square with a long history in Havana, surrounded by old buildings with colonial characteristics. In almost every Spanish colonial city, there was a square like this, and the square was also the focal point of the city's colonial power. On the east side of the square is a small hall built to commemorate the founding of Havana and the mass held in Havana in 1519. The kapok tree next to it is regarded as a sacred tree by Cubans. Every year in mid-November, a large number of people come here to pray for blessings. It turns three times, and a wish can be fulfilled. Next to the nave is the Santa Isabel Hotel (Santa Isabel), formerly the Palazzo Santo Dovenia, used to hold important celebrations. The building on the north side of the square, built between 1772 and 1776, was the seat of the Cuban Parliament from 1902 to 1929, and is currently home to two publishing houses. Now there are local stalls in the square, and tourists who love second-hand goods can find interesting things here.

Address:
4MR2+349, La Habana, Cuba
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-3 hours
Phone:
+53-5-4879091
Ticket Price
Free entry
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