12 February 2016 ~ Plaza de San Francisco

LuLu & The Lampshades ~ Cups (When I'm Gone)

The Plaza de San Francisco is the second oldest in Havana, built in 1591. 

The bell tower is one of the highest in the Americas at 125 feet and has survived the tropical weather. It has served as a place of worship, warehouse for military equipment and currently as an important concert hall. 

There is a statue of St. Francis of Assisi and a small boy. 

In front of the Basilica on the sidewalk stands a bronze, life-size statue known as "El Caballero de Paris" (1899-1895), a street person who wandered around Havana and who is buried inside. Commonly referred to as the "Good Luck Statue", one should rub the hands and grab the beard, or step on the foot. 

Also in the plaza is this sculpture "la conversacion" by the French sculptor Etienne. 

This fountain was built in 1836 from white Carrara marble by Guiseppe Gaggini.

 There was an exhibit in the plaza, similar to what I've seen to the Berlin Friendship bears.

Here are some snapshots of a few of those statues.