Revolution and Republic Monuments

The Parque de la Fraternidad sits at the edge of Old Havana, defined by a massive ceiba tree at its center. This park replaced a former military parade ground, and its name honors the nineteen twenty-eight Pan-American Conference. When the…

The El Capitolio building features a massive copper-clad dome that reaches three hundred feet into the Havana skyline. Completed in nineteen twenty-nine, the structure housed the Cuban Congress until the nineteen fifty-nine revolution.…

The Grand Theater of Havana features a pair of massive stone angels perched high above its entrance, their wings outstretched over the bustling street. This ornate building serves as the home of the Cuban National Ballet. It opened in…

The Hotel Inglaterra is identifiable by the intricate, neo-Moorish ironwork that wraps around its balconies and the colorful, hand-painted tiles imported from Seville covering its exterior walls. Built in eighteen seventy-five, it is the…

The bronze statue of José Martí stands in the middle of a busy Havana intersection, depicting the poet and revolutionary leader in a resolute, forward-striding pose. Commissioned to honor the man who organized Cuba's independence movement…

The Paseo del Prado divides Havana into two halves with its wide, pedestrian promenade paved in terrazzo and shaded by bronze lions. Originally designed in seventeen seventy-two, this boulevard served as the city’s primary entrance from…

The former Presidential Palace features a ornate, gilded dome that rises above the surrounding neighborhood of Old Havana. This building served as the seat of government for a succession of Cuban presidents until the nineteen fifty-nine…

The bronze statue of Maximo Gomez stands atop a tall marble pedestal, the general pulling back on the reins of his horse as if halting an army. Commissioned in nineteen thirty-five, the monument honors the Dominican-born leader of the…