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Havana, Cuba

Fuente de la India is a fountain by Giuseppe Gaggini in Havana, Cuba, at the south extreme of Paseo del Prado, about 100 m south of El Capitolio, between Monte and Dragones Streets, in front of the Hotel Saratoga. The figure represents the Indian woman Habana in whose honor Havana was named.Originally it was placed outside the city walls at the end of the Alameda which today is the Paseo del Prado. From 1803 until that time a statue of King Carlos III was located there. Its opening was an event in the then still young town of San Cristobal. In 1863, by resolution of Council, the fountain was moved to the Parque Central. In 1928, when the adjacent area became the Plaza de la Fraternidad, it was put back in its current position, i.e. its initial one.
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