Esplanade
An esplanade or promenade is a raised walkway area. Although an esplanade can be anywhere, almost all are alongside the sea, a tidal river or other large water body. This allows people to walk along the sea front, usually for recreational purposes, whatever the state of the tide, without having to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts.
Examples of esplanades and promenades
Coastal
- Corniche Beirut, seaside promenade in Beirut, Lebanon
- Gold Coast Oceanway, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
- Eastern Beach, Victoria, Australia
- The Promenade, Brighton, England
- The Esplanade, in Weymouth, England
- La Promenade des Anglais, in Nice, France
- Tsim Sha Tsui East, Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong
- Marine Drive in Mumbai, India
- Tel Aviv Promenade, in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Gurney Drive in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
- St. Clair Esplanade in Dunedin, New Zealand
- Marine Parade, in Napier, New Zealand
- Promenade at Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete City, Philippines
- Baywalk, Manila, Philippines
- Mall of Asia Esplanade, Pasay City, Philippines
- The Esplanade, Singapore
- Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa
- Kordon Yolu, İzmir, Turkey
- Breakwater Corniche or Al-Kasr in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- The Esplanade, Redondo Beach, California
- The Esplanade, Rio Del Mar, California, United States
- Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Inland
- Thames Embankment, in London, England
- Pohjois- and Etelä-Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland
- Esplanade de La Défense is a subway station, situated below the esplanade of La Défense, Paris, France.
- The Danube Promenade in Budapest, Hungary.
- Esplanade, in Calcutta, India
- Edinburgh Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh, Scotland
- The Esplanade, Disneyland Resort, California, United States
- Charles River esplanade, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- The Eastbank Esplanade, in Portland, Oregon, United States
- The Promenade a high class shopping area in Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania, United States.
- The Esplanade is often the centermost street in Black Rock City, the temporary home of the Burning Man Festival, United States
See also riverwalk.
Fictional
- Promenade on space station Deep Space 9 (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- The Promenade area in Canal City, Planet Notak, in Ratchet and Clank:Going Commando
- Riverfront Esplanade, a fictional New Jersey development, on The Sopranos TV show.
- The Promenade in Glen Oak, California on 7th Heaven TV show.
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