Esplanade

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For other uses of this term, see Esplanade (disambiguation).

"Promenade" redirects here. For other uses, see Promenade (disambiguation).

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.

Contents 1 Examples of esplanades and promenades 1.1 Coastal 1.2 Inland 1.3 Fictional 2 External links

[edit] Examples of esplanades and promenades

[edit] Coastal

• Eastern Beach, Victoria, Australia
• Gold Coast Oceanway, Gold Coast, Queensland, 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
• St. Clair Esplanade in Dunedin, New Zealand
• Marine Parade, in Napier, New Zealand
• Mall of Asia Esplanade, Pasay City, Philippines
• Baywalk, Manila, Philippines
• Promenade at Rizal Boulevard, Dumaguete 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
• Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, United States
• Brooklyn Promenade, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York, United States

[edit] Inland

• Thames Embankment, in London, England
• Pohjois- and Etelä-Esplanadi in Helsinki, Finland
• 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 Esplanade is often the centermost street in Black Rock City, the temporary home of the Burning Man Festival, United States
• The Eastbank Esplanade, in Portland, Oregon, United States
• The Promenade a high class shopping area in Saucon Valley, Pennsylvania, United States.

See also riverwalk.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• Promenade article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.