Cuba
The Customs House, designed by U.S. architects Barclay, Parsons & Klapp, fronts the historic San Francisco plaza.
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Special to the Miami Herald
The Cuban crest, seen everywhere around the capital. The key represents Cuba between the land masses of Florida and the Yucatan peninsula.
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El Capitolio, left, and Teatro Nacional, right, in Havana. The buildings are undergoing extensive renovation.
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Special to the Miami Herald
Hall of the Lost Steps. Named for the relative silence afforded by the design of the vaulted passageway.
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The Library inside the Capitolio, which is part of a massive renovation underway in Havana.
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Special to the Miami Herald
A damaged column from the Capitolio is being repaired by making a
silicon mold from the original and casting new, color matched mortar.
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Special to the Miami Herald
Téatro Nacional in 2014 as it was undergoing massive renovations. The work was completed earlier this year.
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Special to the Miami Herald
Téatro Nacional earlier this year after massive renovations were completed.
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Special to the Miami Herald
The monuments and some large buildings are owned by the state, such as the Martí, but other buildings and many residences, including stores and apartment towers,
Architects Orlando Inclán and Claudia Castillo in front of their glass cube design for an enclosure over an existing sewage pumping system. With glass and special fittings from Italy, it is a new jewel on the waterfront.
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Two mason on a project on the Malecón. They’re involved in a massive renovation of historic buildings in Havana.
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Special to the Miami Herald
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