Archive for the ‘Other Things to See’ Category


Central Park | Capitolio Habana

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 […]

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Fountain of the Indian woman Capitolio Havana

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 […]

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Fraternity Park | Capitolio Havana

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 […]

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