Esplanade facts for kids

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.

Images for kids

Durban's Golden Mile promenade
Central City Park, May Day, 1876
Usedom, Western Pomerania, Germany - longest beach promenade in Europe (Ahlbeck here)
Pärnu's beach promenade, Pärnu County, Estonia
Marine Drive, Mumbai, India
St Clair Beach and esplanade, Dunedin, New Zealand
The Corniche, Beirut, Lebanon
Promenade at Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete City, Philippines
Sliema promenade, Malta
The Galle Face Green esplanade, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia
Błonia, Kraków, Poland
Blackpool's regenerated Promenade, England
Esplanade Row East, Kolkata, India
Iloilo River Esplanade, Iloilo City, Philippines - the longest linear park in the Philippines
Boston Esplanade, Boston, United States
Esplanade in the Olympic Park of Sochi, Russia

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