Esplanade
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.
Esplanade Media
The Atlantic City, New Jersey boardwalk esplanade, as seen from Caesars Atlantic City, opened in 1870, as the America's first boardwalk. At Lua error in Module:Convert at line 452: attempt to index field 'titles' (a nil value). long, it is also the world's longest and busiest boardwalk. New Jersey is home to the world's highest concentration of boardwalk esplanades.
Central City Park, Macon, GA; 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 on Rizal Boulevard in Dumaguete, Philippines
Sliema promenade, Malta
The Galle Face Green esplanade, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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