Plaza de la Revolución

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footnotes = Plaza de la Revolución ("Revolution Square") is a municipality and a square in Havana, Cuba.

The municipality stretches from the square down to the sea at the Malecón and includes the Vedado district.

quare

The Plaza is one of the world's largest city squares, measuring 72000 square meters [ [http://www.cip.cu/webcip/eventos/serv_espec/inocentes/referencias/lugar.html Referencias de lugares ] ] .

The square is notable as being where many political rallies take place and Fidel Castro and other political figures address Cubans. Fidel Castro has addressed more than a million Cubans on many important occasions, such as 1 May and 26 July each year.

The square is dominated by the José Martí Memorial, which features a 109 m (358 ft) tall tower and an 18 m (59 ft) statue. The National Library, many government ministries, and other buildings are located in and around the the Plaza. Located behind the memorial are the closely guarded offices of former President Fidel Castro. Opposite the memorial on the far side of the square is the famous Che Guevara image with the slogan 'Hasta la Victoria Siempre' (Forever Onwards Towards Victory) that identifies the Ministry of the Interior building.

Construction of the square and the José Martí monument commenced during the Presidency of Fulgencio Batista. The square and the memorial were completed in 1959 (the year Fidel Castro came to power). It was originally called Plaza Cívica (Civic Square). After the Cuban Revolution (1959), it was renamed "Plaza de la Revolución" or "Revolution Square." An elevator allows access the top of the memorial, the tallest building in the city.

Demographics

In 2004, the municipality of Plaza de la Revolución had a population of 161,631.Cite web| url=http://www.atenas.inf.cu/todo/Estadisticas/TABLA%20No_3balance.htm| title=2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality| author= Atenas.cu| year= 2004| accessdate=2007-12-16 Es icon] With a total area of km2 to mi2|12|abbr=yes|wiki=yes,Cite web|url=http://www.statoids.com/ycu.html|title=Municipios of Cuba|author=Statoids| year=2003| month=July| accessdate=2007-12-16 ] it has a population density of Pop density km2 to mi2|13469.3|abbr=yes.

Landmarks in Plaza

ee also

*Municipalities of Cuba
*List of cities in Cuba

References

External links

*cite web|url=http://www.cuba.cu/memorial/infor.htm|title=Historia del memorial|publisher=Memorial José Martí|accessdaymonth=26 March|accessyear=2007|language=Spanish