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Instituto de Segunda Enseñanza de La Habana

CA

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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.

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 10am-6pm dailyMercaderes e/ Obrapía y Lamparilla, (across from the Simón Bolívar Park), Habana Vieja

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 …

San Lázaro y L

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 …

Admission: FreeOpen: 9am-5pm Tues-SunObispo #113, e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja

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, …

ModernCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #606 entre Oquendo y Soledad

Muelle de Luz-Ferry a Regla

Muelle de Luz-Ferry a Regla LH 1

This tiny ferry dock takes its name from Calle Luz, a nearby street. Somewhat battered passenger ferries shuttle across the bay to and from Regla and Casablanca, every 10-15 minutes or so.

Admission: n-aAvenida del Puerto y Santa Clara, Habana Vieja

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 …

BaroqueAdmission: n-aO’Reilly #4, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja

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