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Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana

General sightseeing

Architectural style: Eclectic

CA Ranking: 2

Admission: n-a

Zulueta e/ San José y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

The Institute of Secondary Education of Havana was founded in 1863 and originally located on Calle Obispo. It was later moved to this site in 1924 as part of the construction program for the area in the first quarter of the 20th century. The profusion of pediments, cornices and colonnades; the monumentality of the vestibule; and the scenographic decoration of the assembly hall, which contrasts with the austerity of inner courtyards and classrooms, make the Institute of Secondary Education a typical example of the architecture from the Parisian École des Beaux-Arts.

Ivan Chef Justo LH 5

There is only one problem with Ivan Chef Justo and that is describing to people how to get there. Actually it is not that complicated, opposite the Museum of the Revolution on the Old Havana side. Con …

Admission: NoneAguacate #9, esq. Chacón, Habana Vieja (frente al Museo de la Revolucion)

Jardines de la Tropical LH 5

If you attend any of the concerts that are held here in an effort to save this place from the state of semi-neglect it has been plunged into for many years, it would be a good time to appreciate the m …

Art NouveauRizo y Baire, Cerro

La Zorra y el Cuervo LH 5

Probably the most well known venue for jazz in Havana, the ‘Fox & Crow’ offers an intimate environment in this basement venue notably marked by a red English telephone box at its entrance. Top jaz …

Jazz

Jazz ClubAdmission: CUC 10Open: Open 10pm-2am dailyCalle 23, entre N y O

Museo de la Revolución LH 5

History & architecture In 1909, Governor General Aubert decided to build a new venue for the Provincial Government where the old city wall used to be. The design was by architects Rodolfo Marurí ( …

EclecticAdmission: CUC 5Open: 10am-5pm dailyRefugio #1 e/ Avenida de las Misiones y Zulueta, Habana Vieja

Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas LH 5+

This museum opened in 1964 and is housed in the house of José Gómez Mena, a mansion designed by the French architects P. Virad and M. Destugué in 1927. Gómez’s sister, María Luisa Gómez Mena, a wealth …

EclecticAdmission: Tour CUC 3 (English-speaking guides available); free under-12sOpen: 10:30am-5:30pm Tue-Sat; 10am-12:30pm Sun17 #502 esquina a E

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes – Edificio de Arte Cubano LH 5

Edificio de Arte Cubano – The Cuban collection The 30,000 plus pieces that form the Cuban collection is divided into six basic sections: Colonial Art (from the 16th to the 19th century), with a room d …

ModernAdmission: CUC 5 / CUC 8Open: 10am-6pm Tues-SunTrocadero e/ Zulueta y Monserrate, Habana Vieja

Casa-Estudio de José Fuster LH 5+

José Antonio Rodríguez Fuster is a ceramist, draftsman, painter and printmaker. He has made illustrations for several publications, participated in a number of international symposiums and events, and …

Open: 9am-6pm daily226 esquina a 3A

Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís LH 5+

History & Architecture Initiated in its present form in 1716, this religious edifice was the most important symbol of the presence of the Franciscan order in Havana. It is a remake of an original, …

BaroqueAdmission: CUC 2Open: 9am-6:30pm dailyOficios e/ Amargura y Teniente Rey, Habana Vieja

Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro LH 5+

Designed by Italian engineer Juan Bautista Antonelli and built by slaves with rocks extracted from the moats in the last decades of the 16th century, the Morro Castle to defend the town of San Cristob …

Neo-classicalAdmission: CUC 4Open: 10am-7pm daily; Lighthouse: 9am-8pm dailyNorth-eastern side of the harbor.

El Patio (Casa del Marqués de Aguas Claras) LH 5

Located on the north-west corner of the former Plaza de la Ciénaga, today Plaza de la Catedral, this mansion stands out from its neighbors due to its wide and spacious portal juts out onto the plaza, …

ColonialAdmission: FreeSan Ignacio #54, esq. a Empedrado, Habana Vieja

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