Vedado

View of the Eastern Vedado with buildings on Avenida de los Presidentes in the foreground and the Focsa building and the Hotel Habana Libre in the background.

The Vedado district of the Cuban capital Havana is the modern center of Havana. In contrast to the historic old town , Art Deco and classical modern buildings dominate here .

Vedado forms the main part of the urban administrative unit Plaza de la Revolución . There are a number of government and embassy buildings in Vedado, including that of the United States . Vedado borders the Centro Habana district to the east and Miramar to the west . The northern border is the famous Malecón embankment .

Many of the most popular meeting places of Havana are located on the Calle 23 in the section of the Malecón to Calle L and La Rampa is called. There you will find the ice cream parlors of Park Coppelia , the cinema Cine Yara or various discos. The famous hotels “Nacional” and “Habana Libre” are also located on the ramp .

Personalities

Born here

• César Pedroso (* 1946), pianist

Coordinates: 23 ° 7 '52 "  N , 82 ° 23' 39"  W.