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Aqvarivm

Attraction

CA Ranking: 2

Open: 9am-5pm Tues-Sun

Admission: CUC 1

Teniente Rey #9, e/ Oficios y Mercaderes, Habana Vieja

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This modest aquarium has over 90 different species of freshwater fish and aquatic plants, displayed in small tanks. Tropical fish tanks are popular in many Cuban family homes and fish can be purchased here.

Admission details: CUC 1, free under-12s

Opening hours: 9am-5pm Tues-Sat; 9am-1pm Sun

Cruz Verde LH 3

The corner of Amargura and Mercaderes is known as Cruz Verde (Green Cross) due to a green-painted cross affixed to the northwest-facing cornerstone. The cross is one of twelve that were to be found al …

Admission: n-aMercaderes, esq. a Amargura, Habana Vieja

Alameda de Paula LH 3

The construction of the Alameda de Paula, one of Havana’s first promenades, was commissioned by Captain General Felipe de Fondesviela, member of the court of King Carlos III, and built by architect An …

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto from San Ignacio to Oficios, Habana Vieja

Fachada del Teatro Fausto LH 3

Built in 1915, it was reconstructed and remodeled in 1938 according to a project which was awarded the Gold Medal by the National Architects’ Association. Its pure Art Deco façade is faced with a mixt …

Art DecoAdmission: NonePaseo de Martí (Prado) esquina a Colón

Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras LH 3

The Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital opened on December 3, 1982. In the late 1950s the dictator Batista planned the construction of a new building for the National Bank of Cuba on the grounds where the Ho …

Modern

Casa de Dionisio Velasco LH 3

Built in 1912, the building was conceived as a grand palace. Lavishly ornamented on its facade, it features overhanging balconies and windows which break the horizontal line of the balustrade. This mo …

EclecticAdmission: FreeCárcel #51 esq. a Zulueta, Habana Vieja

Edificio del Retiro Odontológico LH 3

In 1953, architect Antonio Quintana won the competition for the design of a building which would house doctors’ offices, stores and other public spaces. The use of brise-soleil, popularized by the Fre …

ModernL entre 23 y 21

Calle San Lázaro LH 3

Stretching 14 blocks, this street takes its name from the San Lázaro Hospital built in 1746. It was s=successively renamed as Calle Ancha del Norte, Calle del Basurero, Avenida Antonio Maceo and Aveni …

Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (Parroquia del Vedado) LH 3

Built in 1892, this is Vedado’s oldest church; and is mostly known by its celebration of Corpus Christi in May, in addition to many other Catholic festivities. The wooden altar, pulpit and stained-gla …

OtherOpen: 9am-5pm dailyLínea entre C y D

Edificio del Seguro Médico LH 2

This is one of the most significant exponents of the trends in architecture in Havana of its time. According to architect Pedro Martínez Inclán, “Quintana can boast about having given Havana…two build …

Modern23 esquina a N

Parque Maceo LH 2

Dominating the Malecón to the west, at the foot of Belascoaín (Avenida Padre Varela), is the massive bronze monument to Antonio Maceo, on top of a marble base in a plaza with a fountain. The classical …

Malecón entre Belascoaín (Padre Valera) y Jovellar

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