Editing Havana (section)

== Landmarks and historical centers ==
[[File:James Gay Sawkins - Vista de la Plaza de San Francisco.jpg|thumb|View of the [[Plaza de San Francisco de Asís|Plaza de San Francisco]] of Havana in 1841 by [[James G. Sawkins]]]]
* '''[[Old Havana|Habana Vieja]]''': contains the core of the original city of Havana. It was declared a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]].
* '''[[Plaza Vieja, Havana|Plaza Vieja]]''': a plaza in Old Havana, it was the site of executions, processions, bullfights, and ''[[Festival|fiestas]]''.
* '''[[La Cabaña|Fortress San Carlos de la Cabaña]]''': a fortress located on the east side of the Havana bay, La Cabaña is the most impressive fortress from Spanish times, particularly its walls constructed at the end of the 18th century.
* '''[[El Capitolio Nacional]]''': built in 1929 as the Senate and House of Representatives, the colossal building is recognizable by its dome which dominates the city's skyline. Inside stands the third largest indoor statue in the world, ''La Estatua de la República''. Nowadays, the [[Cuban Academy of Sciences]] headquarters and the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (the National Museum of Natural History) has its venue within the building and contains the largest natural history collection in the country.
* '''[[Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro|El Morro Castle]]''': is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay; Morro Castle was built because of the threat to the harbor from pirates.
* '''[[San Salvador de la Punta Fortress|Fortress San Salvador de la Punta]]''': a small fortress built in the 16th century, at the western entry point to the Havana harbor, it played a crucial role in the defense of Havana during the initial centuries of Spanish presence. It houses some twenty old guns and military antiques.
* '''[[Christ of Havana]]''': Havana's 20-meter (66{{nbsp}}ft) marble statue of Christ (1958) blesses the city from the east hillside of the bay, much like the famous [[Christ the Redeemer (statue)|Cristo Redentor]] in Rio de Janeiro.
* '''[[Great Theatre of Havana|The Great Theatre of Havana]]''': is an opera house famous particularly for the [[National Ballet of Cuba]], it sometimes hosts performances by the National Opera. The theater is also known as concert hall, [[García Lorca]], the biggest in Cuba.
* '''[[Malecón, Havana|The Malecon/Sea wall]]''': is the avenue that runs along the north coast of the city, beside the [[seawall]]. The Malecón is the most popular avenue of Havana, it is known for its sunsets.
* '''[[Hotel Nacional de Cuba]]''': an [[Art Deco]] National Hotel famous in the 1950s as a gambling and entertainment complex.
* '''[[Museum of the Revolution (Cuba)|Museo de la Revolución]]''': located in the former [[Presidential Palace]], with the yacht [[Granma (yacht)|Granma]] on display behind the museum.
* '''[[Colon Cemetery, Havana|Necrópolis Cristóbal Colón]]''': a cemetery and open-air museum,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carilat.de/stories/cubas_necropolis.htm |title=Havana's magnificent necropolis tells a story of wealth and freedom |publisher=Carilat.de |access-date=2010-04-17| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090801201611/http://www.carilat.de/stories/cubas_necropolis.htm | archive-date = August 1, 2009| url-status=live}}</ref> it is one of the most famous cemeteries in Latin America, known for its beauty and magnificence. The cemetery was built in 1876 and has nearly 1{{nbsp}}million tombs. Some gravestones are decorated with sculpture by Ramos Blancos, among others.