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