One of the most important squares in Havana is the Plaza of the Revolution. It is one of the largest squares in the world since it has an area of 72 thousand square meters. Although it has the name "revolution", its construction dates from the times before the Castro revolution since it was built when Fulgencio Batista was present.
At that time it was known as the Civic Square but after the Cuban Revolution, when monuments began to be erected here, it began to be known by the name of Plaza of the Revolution. A walk through it is today one of the classic activities of tourists who visit the city. The photo with the Che Guevara Mural it cannot be missing from the album of someone who travels to Cuba.
The image, surely the most classic and popular image of Che Guevara It is the one taken by the photographer Korda but turned into a sculptural work. The work was made by the artist Enrique Ávila on the main facade of the Ministry of the Interior and is huge. Besides Che's face there is one of his most famous phrases: «Hasta la victoria siempre«. Since 2009 there is another similar work made by the same Cuban artist but dedicated to Camilo Cienfuegos, another hero of the revolution.
It is in this Plaza of the Revolution that people meet on certain days of the year, such as the next May 1 Labor Day. It is also here where a few years ago, in 2009, Juanes sang in a concert called Concert Paz sin Fronteras.