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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Old Havana and its Fortification System' has mentioned 'Havana' in the following places:
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Municipality of Havana in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba
Old Havana La Habana ViejaMunicipality of HavanaLocation of Old Havana in HavanaCoordinates: 23xc2xb008xe2x80xb209.4xe2x80xb3N 82xc2xb021xe2x80xb230.0xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf23.135944xc2xb0N 82.358333xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 23.135944; -82.358333Coordinates: 23xc2xb008xe2x80xb209.4xe2x80xb3N 82xc2xb021xe2x80xb230.0xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf23.135944xc2xb0N 82.358333xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 23.135944; -82.358333Countryxc2xa0CubaProvince Ciudad de La HabanaWards (Consejos Populares)Belxc3xa9n, Catedral, Jesxc3xbas Marxc3xada, Plaza Vieja, Prado, San Isidro, TallapiedraArea[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total4xc2xa0km2 (2xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Elevation50xc2xa0m (160xc2xa0ft)Populationxc2xa0(2004)[2]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Total97,984xc2xa0xe2x80xa2xc2xa0Density24,000/km2 (63,000/sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)Area code(s)+53-7 UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial nameOld Havana and its Fortification SystemTypeCulturalCriteriaiv, vDesignated1982 (6th session)Referencexc2xa0no.204State PartyCubaRegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) is the city-center (downtown) and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) forming Havana, Cuba.
It has the second highest population density in the city and contains the core of the original city of Havana.
The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundaries of Old Havana.
Paseo del Prado, Havana and Hotel Telegrafo
Havana was founded by the Spanish November 16, 1519 in the natural harbor of the Bay of Havana.
The pirate had taken Havana easily, overpowering the few defenders, plundering the city, and burning much of it to the ground, but he left without obtaining the enormous wealth that he had been hoping to find there.
The Malecxc3xb3n is the avenue that runs along the seawall at the northern shore of Havana, from Old Havana to the Almendares River.
The Paseo del Prado, Havana is the street that forms the western edge of Old Havana, being its boundary with Centro Habana.
Castillo del Morro, a picturesque fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay.
The construction of the castle Los Tres Reyes del Morro owed to the step along in Havana of the English pirate Sir Francis Drake.
He sent the field master Juan de Texeda, accompanied by the military engineer Battista Antonelli, who came to Havana in 1587 and began the task at once.
La Cabaxc3xb1a fortress, located on the east side of the Havana Bay.
It was constructed in 1590, and in 1629 the Chapter of Havana decided that to defend better the port, to join it, at night, with the El Morro by using a thick chain that prevented the entry of enemy ships.
Built on the Theater Tacon (nowadays Great Theater of Havana), it was open during the Carnival of 1838 with five masked dances.
Gran Teatro de la Havana, the Great Theater of Havana is famous, particularly for the acclaimed National Ballet of Cuba and its founder Alicia Alonso.
Capitolio Nacional Great Theatre of Havana Museum of Fine Arts Cathedral of Havana Hotel Inglaterra across Prado Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, Havana, Cuba Castillo de la Real Fuerza Iglesia del Espxc3xadritu Santo, Havana Fuente de la India Church of Angel Custodio Floridita Bar Old Havana street view
With the establishment and development of the fleet system in the Spanish West Indies, Havana in the second half of the 16th century became the largest port in the region, and in the 18th century developed the most complete dockyard in the New World, both of which necessitated military protection.
The complex system of fortifications that protected Havana, its port and its dockyard is comprised of the Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaxc3xb1a xe2x80x93one of the largest colonial fortresses in the Americasxe2x80x93 on the east side of the narrow entrance canal to Havana Bay; Castillo de la Real Fuerza xe2x80x93one of the oldest colonial fortresses in the Americas (begun in 1558)xe2x80x93 on the west side of the canal; and Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta and Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro guarding the entrance to the canal; as well as the Torrexc3xb3n de San Lxc3xa1zaro, Castillo de Santa Dorotea de Luna de la Chorrera, Reducto de Cojxc3xadmar, Baluarte del xc3x81ngel, Lienzo de la Muralla y Puerta de la Tenaza, Restos de Lienzo de la Muralla, Garita de la Maestranza, Cuerpo de Guardia de la Puerta Nueva, Restos del Baluarte de Paula, Polvorxc3xadn de San Antonio, Hornabeque de San Diego, Fuerte No.
Criterion (iv)The historic fortunes of Havana were a product of the exceptional function of its bay as an obligatory stop on the maritime route to the New World, which consequently necessitated its military protection.
The extensive network of defensive installations created between the 16th and 19th centuries includes some of the oldest and largest extant stone fortifications in the Americas, among them La Cabaxc3xb1a fortress on the east side of the narrow entrance canal to Havana Bay, Real Fuerza Castle on the west side, and Morro castle and La Punta castle guarding the entrance to the canal.
Criterion (v) The historic centre of Havana has maintained a remarkable unity of character resulting from the superimposition of different periods in its history, which has been achieved in a harmonious yet expressive manner through adherence to the original urban layout and underlying pattern of the city as a whole.
Havana is occasionally subjected to severe tropical weather (including hurricanes, as in 2008), which can threaten the authenticity of the property.
The Asamblea Provincial del Poder Popular (Provincial Assembly of Peoplexe2x80x99s Power) is responsible for the administration of the historic centre of Havana.
The Cuban state provides resources for a Five-Year Restoration Plan, which began in 1981, and ensures the viability and sustainability of the multi-year Plan by means of an agreement with the Office of the Historian of Havana (an autonomous organization of city government founded in 1938), which manages the process of rehabilitation and restoration.