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Plaza de la Revolución, La Havane, Cuba
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The Havana people simply call it the Plaza, because, of all the Cuban squares, it is undoubtedly the best known and the most significant. Larger than the Plaza de la Concorde, it is still too small for large political gatherings, especially the one on May1st. The Ministry of the Interior, the National Theater, the National Library and the building housing the Council of State, the Council of Ministers and the Central Committee of the Communist Party frame the square, which makes this Revolutionary Square the epicenter of political life in Cuba and explains the large police presence there, even if it is not immediately noticeable... What is striking are the huge portraits of Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos that dominate the square.

It is in this vast space that the Cubans have taken, since 1959, the most important decisions of their history. Fidel Castro has made long and passionate speeches in front of huge crowds of attentive listeners. Contrary to what many foreigners imagine, the Plaza de la Revolución is not the work of the revolutionary government, since the idea of building a civic plaza goes back to the advent of the republic. It was in 1953, during the Batista regime, that the construction of the Plaza Cívica began, which was renamed Plaza de la Revolución on July 16, 1961. The first major event celebrated after the triumph of the revolution was the International Workers' Day on May1, 1961.


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Visited in april 2019
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lieu historique, mais pas très attrayant
La plaza de la revolucion, est certes emblématique de l'histoire cubaine. Il faut pouvoir comprendre leur "révolution" pour comprendre ce peuple.
Mais le monument n'est pas vraiment beau, et on n'a pas cherché à le mettre en valeur d'un point de vue esthétique.
Il est un peu excentré depuis la vieille ville, il faut le rejoindre en vélo ou en taxi.
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Visited in december 2018
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Une très vaste place qui est un haut lieu de l'histoire cubaine. Elle est intéressante surtout pour ceux qui s'intéressent à l'histoire cubaine. Elle est assez loin de la vieille Havane, et je ne la recommanderais pas forcément avec des enfants en bas âge.
danaix
Visited in january 2019
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Un million de personnes
Une des places publiques les plus grandes du monde, avec 72 000 mètres carrés, est un lieu de grande valeur historique, puisque c'était la scène de divers actes et événements principaux de la Révolution de Cuba.
Nina 94
Visited in august 2018
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Grande place assez vide mais impressionnante, il faut y être passé.
laflodu92
Visited in march 2018
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une des plus grandes place que j'ai jamais vu, qui donne des frissons quand on sait l'histoire de cette place et son importance.
a faire absolument !

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