The Malecón of Havana is a spacious promenade, boulevard, and seawall that stretches for 8 km along the coast of Havana, Cuba. It runs from the entrance of the Havana harbor in Old Havana, along the north of the municipalities Centro Habana and Plaza de la Revolución (through Vedado), ending at the mouth of the Almendares River, where the Reparto Miramar district of the Playa municipality begins.
The construction of the Havana seawall began in 1901, during the American occupation. The main objective of this construction was to protect Havana from sea incursions caused by northern winds.
Subsequent Cuban governments continued the expansion of the first section of the Malecón. By 1923, it reached the mouth of the Almendares River.
