A large nautical rose in the middle of the park marks the zero kilometer, the central point of Cienfuegos city where it was founded in 1819 laying out the city´s first 25 blocks. This park along with the surrounding buildings, the historical center of the city, was declared World Heritage Site in 2005. The only triumphal arch in Cuba and two lions on marble pedestal flanking a monument of Jose Martí stand in the park.
