Droguería Johnson

CA3
General sightseeing
CA Ranking: 3
Open: 8am-8pm daily
Admission: Free
Obispo y Aguiar, Habana Vieja
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  • Tragically, after being beautifully restored by the City Historian’s Office, this pharmacy caught fire on March 16, 2005. Shelves, counters, the façade woodwork, porcelain ornaments and laboratory apparatus were seriously damaged by the fire. It has now been fully restored and reopened in 2013.

    
  • Estación Central de Ferrocarriles

    Estación Central de Ferrocarriles  LH 1

    The building of the railway station, expression of the Spanish plateresque style, was built in 1912 on the site of the former Armory. It has four floors with 77 windows and the main entrance is rounde …

    Terracota 4

    Terracota 4  LH 1

    This is the studio-gallery of ceramicists Amelia Carballo and Ángel Norniella. Their work shows a wide variety of influences and techniques, including the millenary raku, and as the name suggests focu …

    Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella

    Memorial a Julio Antonio Mella  LH 1

    Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and found …

    Compañía Cubana de Electricidad

    Compañía Cubana de Electricidad  LH 1

    Made with reinforced concrete and constructed entirely as an office building, it now houses the Ministerio de la Industria Básica (Ministry of Basic Industry). Rich materials such as marble, granite, …

    Museo de Orfebrería

    Museo de Orfebrería  LH 1

    The museum displays a collection of silver walking sticks, swords and other items of metalwork by Cuban silversmiths from the 15th-20th centuries. Especially interesting are the pieces from the coloni …

    Palacio del Segundo Cabo

    Palacio del Segundo Cabo  

    In 1770 the Spanish Crown decided to construct a building next to the Castillo de la Real Fuerza on the north side of the Plaza de Armas to serve as the Royal Post Office, responsible for all postal c …

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