Paseo del Prado Old Havana

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Paseo del Prado Old Havana

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It had several names: The Meadow Promenade, The Isabel II Promenade and even the Jose Martí Promenade but the first, was the one that survived. For many year was the most important and beautiful avenue in the city with almost one Km long from Malecón avenue to the fraternity park and it was first registered […]

Central Park | Capitolio Habana

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It was built in the space occupied by 3 tiny colonial squares and the former park Isabel II. The park possess first statue in the island devoted to José Martí made in Carrara marble by the Cuban sculptor José Vilalta Saavedra. The bronze sculptures at the base represent some of the scenes of the national […]

Fountain of the Indian woman Capitolio Havana

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Also known as The Noble Habana, was designed by the Italian architect Giuseppe Gaggini in white marble of Carrara, and donated to the city by Don Claudio Martinez de Pinilla, Count of Villanueva. The fountain is placed on a rectangular base with a dolphin at each corner (four in all) whose mouths pour water over the […]

Fraternity Park | Capitolio Havana

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It’s placed in the grounds of the former “Campo de Marte” - Martyrs Field - used for the military parades since the XVIII century. After 1928 it was transformed into the American Fraternity Park during the Pan-American Congress held in the city of Havana on that same year. A ceiba tree was planted in the […]

Capital Building Havana Gardens

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The Capitol gardens are considered a veritable work of art. They were designed by the architect J.C.N. Forestier, who followed the style and simplicity of the most beautiful European gardens. A system of paths forms the crossroads of all the accesses leading to entrances in all the fronts of the building. Palms stand throughout the […]

Capitolio Havana Dome

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If the building is impressive, the dome attracts even more attention. Situated at the intersection of the two salient bodies and the Central Portico, the dome crowns the entire building, rising over the attic of the Portico at a height of 92,73 meters (304 feet) from its base. It is currently the second highest point in […]

Majestic Building in Old Havana

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Seen from the distance and from any of its angles, we can appreciate the austere majesty of its proportions. The view is beautiful from any angle, from the Fountain of India, from the arcades of the Payret cinema, from the window of any of the surrounding buildings, and from many other points of the city.

Kilometer Zero | Capitolio Havana

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In the center of the Rotunda in the Room of Lost Steps, the visitor finds a replica of the diamond whose true value resides in the fact that it marks kilometer zero in the roads of the country. The diamond is housed in a circle worked in bronze and surrounded by an octagonal star made […]

Statue of the Republic | Capitolio Havana

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Installed at the entrance to the Room of Lost Steps, this work receives the visitor with perfect serenity and majesty. The Statue of the Republic forms part of the trilogy of monumental statues in the Capitol. Its companions, which stand before the main entrance, symbolize the Guardian Virtue and Work. All three are by the […]

The room of lost steps | Capitolio Havana

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On entering the building the visitors is received by the colossal Statue of the Republic. In reclining posture, this is considered the third-tallest interior statue in the world. Monumental in its proportions, it weights 49 tonnes and reaches a height of 17,54 metres, standing on its pedestal of onyx marble. Just a few metres from […]

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Paseo del Prado Old Havana

Central Park | Capitolio Habana

Fountain of the Indian woman Capitolio Havana

Fraternity Park | Capitolio Havana

Capital Building Havana Gardens

Capitolio Havana Dome

Majestic Building in Old Havana

Kilometer Zero | Capitolio Havana

Statue of the Republic | Capitolio Havana

The room of lost steps | Capitolio Havana

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