Museo de Orfebrería LH
Compañía Cubana de Electricidad LH
ModernCarlos III (Avenida Salvador Allende) #606 entre Oquendo y Soledad
Muelle de Luz-Ferry a Regla LH
Apartment building LH
Modern23 y 26
Unión Árabe de Cuba LH
Solimar Building LH
Art DecoSoledad esquina a San Lázaro
BaroqueAdmission: n-aO’Reilly #4, esq. a Cuba, Habana Vieja
Museo de Orfebrería LH 
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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 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 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
Apartment building LH 1
Constructed on piles–a solution that is essentially in the style of Le Corbusier, which apart from transmitting a sort of lightness to the building, makes the corner lose its traditional compactness; …
Modern23 y 26
Unión Árabe de Cuba LH 1
This is the venue of the Unión Árabe de Cuba, which represents around 50,000 Arab descendants from all over the country. It has a small art gallery which features Arab-influenced art and ceramics.
Open: 9am-6pm Tues-SunPrado #256-258, Habana Vieja
Solimar Building LH 1
An interesting and typical example of the Streamline movement which preferred rounded corners and a sensation of motion can be seen in this building built in 1944. The recovery of simple forms and the …
Art DecoSoledad esquina a San Lázaro
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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