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Plaza de la Revolution: Memorial Jose Marti
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  • Updated By hojasdehierba on February 24, 2006
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  • Plaza de la Revolution - Havana
    by hojasdehierba
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    This monument, located at Plaza de la Revolucion, was built between 1953 and 1959. It is a 109 meters five-star-shaped tower. Grey marble was the material used for the tower. The memorial monument is at the floor ground of the tower. It has a 18 meters Jose Marti statue. There is an elevator to the top which allows to enjoy beautiful views. We couldn't visit it: it was closing time. It opens from 9.30 to 17.00 on weekdays and from 10 to 14 on Sundays.

    Este monumento, situado en la Plaza de la Revolucion, fue construido entre 1953 y 1959. Es una torre de 109 metros con forma de estrella de cinco puntas. Se construyo con marmol gris. El monumento conmemorativo ocupa la base de la torre. Hay una estatua de Jose Marti de 18 metros de altura en el exterior. Existe un ascensor que va a la cima y que permite disfrutar de buenas vistas, pero no pudimos visitarlo porque ya estaba cerrando el monumento. Las horas de apertura son de 9,30 a 17.00 en día de semana y de 10 a 14 horas los domingos.

  • Address: Plaza de la Revolucion
  • Website: http://www.cuba.cu/memorial/index.shtml

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    Plaza de la Revolution: PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCION
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  • By LoriPori on November 25, 2007
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  • Mural of Che Guevara - Havana
    Mural of Che Guevara
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    To the west of the old part of Havana, lies an enormous square, the PLAZA DE LA REVOLUCION. One of the world's largest city squares at 72,000 square metres, the Square is dominated by the Jose' Marti Memorial which features a 109 metre ( 358 feet ) tall tower and an 18 metre ( 59 feet ) statue of Jose' Marti.
    Principal government ministries, including Fidel Castro's headquarters, the National Library and the Ministry of the Interior, featuring a mural of Che Guevara are included in and around the Plaza.
    Many political rallies are held here.
    As Hans and I stood in the center of this enormous Square, you can just imagine what it is like when it is full of people.

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    Plaza de la Revolution: With every authoritarian regime comes....
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  • Updated By sourbugger on July 11, 2004
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  • Like a giant Student bedroom wall - Havana
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    A massive edifice to stage parades by.

    To my knowledge, virtually every authoritarian regime of whatever political hue have prediliction to build concrete monstrosities such as this.

    Pehaps the most famous example would be Nuremberg in Germany where the Nazi Party held mass rallies in the 30's, and although at opposite ends of the political spectrum, the similarities for a student of political science are worth further investigation.

    One trick the Cuban Government did learn however, was that it is safer to make a hero more of someone who has already passed on rather than the current leader.

    It is therefore Che Guevara's image that is seen all over Cuba - much more than Fidel's (at least in terms of permanent statues / monuments).

    In this spot, over on the far side of the enormous plaza stands an ironwork lattice scuplture of the man himself fixed to the side of a Stalinist piece of Communist architecture. It also lights up at night.

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    Plaza de la Revolution: Plaza de la Revolucion
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  • Updated By Kaspian on November 16, 2005
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  • Plaza de la Revolucion (2004) - Havana
    Plaza de la Revolucion (2004)
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    This is the official site for large public gatherings and parades in Havana and it can hold more than one million people. The Plaza hosts events such as the 1998 visit of Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro's annual May Day (May 1st) speeches. The "Memorial Jose Marti", located in the centre of the Plaza, consists of three parts: the statue, the giant tower behind him, and the museum below. The massive granite statue is of Jose Marti (1853-1895), Cuba's famous political activist, teacher, poet, and writer who was killed in the early Cuban War of Independence. If you haven't read any of his writing, I suggest you do--because it's good (everybody who's been to the Caribbean knows the song "Guantanamera").
    I think they bulked old Jose up a bit in this statue because he looks more like a football player than the skinny guy he was.
    The tower is constructed of marble from La Isla de la Juventud--where Castro had been imprisoned for his attack on the Moncada Barracks (Santiago) in 1953. You can take an elevator to the top for a spectacular view. This is the highest point in the city.
    Below the statue is the museum where you find manuscripts, memorabilia, and portraits of Marti.
    Do not wander aimlesslessly around the monuments without paying first! Look to the far right (facing the statue) for a little booth. There is a small fee where you can pay to walk the grounds and take photos. It costs extra for admission to the museum and to climb the tower. It's open Monday to Saturday.
    Opposite the memorial is the Ministerio del Interior (Ministry of the Interior) building, with the famous bronze and neon mural of Che Guevara on its side.

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  • Address: Calle Paseo and Ave. Independencia, Havana

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    Plaza de la Revolution: Plaza de la Revolucion
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  • Updated By Luchonda on April 25, 2004
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  • Che Guevara - Havana
    Che Guevara
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    Cuba's political-administrative and cultural center since 1959 - the end of the Revolution. A center we visited by mounting bikes.
    A square well protected by police men and not allowed to be driven on by busses - taxi's or even bikes. This portrait of Che was made by iron and a gift of the French government.
    It seems that about one million locals can enter the square during a famous speech of Fidel.On the 25th of january 1998 the pope John Paul II celebrated a mass from this square
    Other monuments:
    -The library José Marti
    -The memorial José Marti
    -The communication Tower

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    Plaza de la Revolution: Plaza de la Revolucion
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  • Updated By Alain_Smeets on September 5, 2003
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  • Havana: Plaza de la Revolucion on the 1 May - Havana
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    Revolucion on the 1 May
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    This Plaza is a must, especially on the first of May. Follow the crowd and go with the flow.

    Large crowds gather here on the 1 May to listen to the speeches. But besides that it holds the statue of Marti. Have also a look around you and try to find the different faces of Ché. And if you listen closely, maybe you can here the voice of Castro coming out a speaker and you can dream away.

    You will easily get carried away by the atmosphere and the crowd. It's a one of a life time experience.

    You can read the full story in my travelogue: 1 May celebration in Havana

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    Plaza de la Revolution: Statue of José Marti on the Plaza de la Revolution
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  • Updated By Alain_Smeets on May 10, 2003
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    Statue of José Marti and us
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    Well if you are at the Plaza de la Revolution, walk up to the statue of José Marti and turn around and see that empty plaza. This is the plaza where every 1 May you can walk over the heads of the people. Behind the statue you can see a 109 metres high column.

    You see us here just after the speech of Castro, standing on the same place as he stood and just a few moments before a police man asked us to move away from this restricted area.

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    Plaza de la Revolution: Plaza de la Revolucion
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  • Updated By Jefie on December 10, 2007
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  • Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba - Havana
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    We arrived in Havana in the middle of the night and when we passed the illuminated Plaza de la Revolucion, we knew for sure that we had landed in Cuba! We don't get too many images of Havana but the Plaza de la Revolucion, where Fidel Castro gives his (looong) speeches to the nation, certainly is one of the most famous. Facing each other at the Plaza are two of Cuba's most celebrated heroes: located at the center of the Plaza, the Jose Marti (1853-1895) monument is dedicated to Cuba's revolutionary poet, and right in front of it there is a huge portrait of Ernesto (Che) Guevara (1928-1967).

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    Plaza de la Revolution: The first step
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  • By xaver on May 25, 2008
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  • Plaza de la revolucion - Havana
    Plaza de la revolucion
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    As soon as we had a shower in the house, we were anxious to go and see plaza de la revolucion, so we took a taxi and go.The first impression was that it was a huge empty place, then we realised that we were used to see that place on tv full of people while Fidel was talking.The second impression was that it was terribly hot and we started wondering how he could talk there for hours and even more how people could stand up with that hot and listen.

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    Plaza de la Revolution: One of the most important places to see
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  • By Alicja1 on July 20, 2006
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  • Ministerio Del interior - Havana
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    Plaza de La Revolucion has been Cuba's political, administrative and cultural center since 1959. The square was designed in 1952 under the Batista regime,and most of the buildings there are dated for 1950's. The place had been known as Plaza Civica, was renamed Plaza de la Revolucion after fidel Castro Victory in1959. It was a venue for the first mass rallies following the trumph of the revolution and of the festivities for the campaign against illiteracy in 1961. On 25 jan 1998 our Pope John Paul II celebrated mass from the podium. Around you can see Ministerio del Interior which stands just opposite to statue of Marti ( see next tip), whcih is almost completely covered by the huge sculpture of Che Guevara which was completed in1995. Next door you can see Museo POstal Cubano, palacio de Revolucion, Biblioteca Nacional Jose Marti and teatro Nacional

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