Alameda de Paula
La Alameda de Paula | |
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Havana Vieja | |
Town or city | Ciudad de La Habana |
Country | Cuba |
Coordinates | 23°07′56″N 82°20′53″W / 23.1323°N 82.3480°W |
The Alameda de Paula is a
History
The Alameda de Paula was commissioned by Captain General (
Renovation
The promenade was the subject of various transformations in the course of the 19th century; the embankment was tiled, a fountain was located there and the back of the seats was latticed. By that time it was considered the most popular and busiest place in the city. Toilets were built which increased its popularity. In the 1940s, squares were drawn at its ends, widened, and provided with access stairs and seats, street lamps were updated.[2]
In 1841, the stairs that gave access to the promenade were widened and several lampposts were added. In the year 2000, the Havana promenade was restored and extended until it reached the Iglesia de
Coliseo of Havana
The Coliseum was the first building erected in Havana to provide theatrical performances, it opened its doors on January 20, 1775. It was located in front of the Alameda de Paula between Calles Acosta, Oficios, and Luz, in Old Havana. Built between 1773 and 1775, the initiative for the creation of the theater came from the Marquis de la Torre, who managed to gather on July 2, 1773, the most important merchants and the main personalities of the city with the aim of raising funds for the construction of the building. Shortly after, work began on the masonry and wood building. It was directed by the Havana architect Antonio Fernández de Trebejos y Zaldívar; in the year 1775 and it was announced that on the 20th of that same year, the performance of comedies would begin in the new Coliseum.[4]
See also
- Antonio Fernández de Trebejos y Zaldívar
- Coliseo of Havana
- Paseo del Prado, Havana
- Paseo de Tacón
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula, Havana
Gallery
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La Alameda de Paula, Havana
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Ministerio de Obras Públicas, Taller fotográfico_2 March, 1946
References
- ^ "Alameda de Paula". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
- ^ "Alameda de Paula". Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "La Iglesia de San Francisco de Paula". Retrieved 2019-01-06.
- ^ "Teatro Coliseo, primer teatro de La Habana". Retrieved 2022-03-09.
External links
- Digital Photographic Archive of Historic Havana
- Alameda de Paula, old havana, the first promenade that had the capital of Cuba on YouTube