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Esplanade in England

An esplanade is a long, open, level area. It is usually next to a river or large body of water for people to walk on. This allows people to promenade along the sea, usually for recreational purposes. They can ignore the state of the tide and do not have to walk on the beach. Esplanades became popular in Victorian times when it was fashionable to visit seaside resorts.

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  • Durban beach front (1 of 1)

    Durban's Golden Mile promenade

  • Central City Park, May Day, 1876 - DPLA - b42178cb2f6ff2dfd3c7d07b805cd814

    Central City Park, May Day, 1876

  • StrandDüne

    Usedom, Western Pomerania, Germany - longest beach promenade in Europe (Ahlbeck here)

  • Pärnu rannapromenaad 2014

    Pärnu's beach promenade, Pärnu County, Estonia

  • Mumbai 03-2016 46 evening at Marine Drive

    Marine Drive, Mumbai, India

  • St Clair Beach, Dunedin, New Zealand

    St Clair Beach and esplanade, Dunedin, New Zealand

  • Beirut Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon

    The Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon

  • Dumaguete Boulevard

    Promenade at Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, Philippines

  • Sliema Strandpromenade, Malta

    Sliema promenade, Malta

  • Colombo - Galle Face

    The Galle Face Green esplanade, Colombo, Sri Lanka

  • Gurney Drive Penang

    Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia

  • Krakow Blonia (Meadow) view to W,Krakow,Poland

    Błonia, Kraków, Poland

  • Blackpool promenade - DSC07204

    Blackpool's regenerated Promenade, England

  • Esplanade Row East

    Esplanade Row East, Kolkata, India

  • Iloilo River Esplanade

    Iloilo River Esplanade, Iloilo City, Philippines - the longest linear park in the Philippines

  • Charles River Esplanade - IMG 3777

    Boston Esplanade, Boston, United States

  • Promenade in Adler

    Esplanade in the Olympic Park of Sochi, Russia

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