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Tourist visiting the old village of San Cristobal de La Habana often ask for the location of this building, considered the second highest spot in the city.
Machado, the president under whom the capitol was build, from April 1, 1926 to 1929, was proud of saying that havana capitol was bigger than Washington capitolio. Figures are also impressive, since the building cost nearly 17 million pesos, a very high amount of money at the time, and 8,000 specialized workers took part in its construction.
Regarding construction materials, five million bricks, 38,000 cubic meters of sand, 40,000 cubic meters of rocks, 150,000 bags of cement, 3,500 tons of structural steel and 2,000 tons of iron bars were used in the works.
It is precisely this condition which attracts the attention of both Cubans and foreigners, also interested in posing in front of old cameras, one century old, true photographic relics on their tripods, which allow them to perpetuate in an image the memory of a building of monumental architecture. Artists of photography proliferate around the building, ready to meet the demands of passersby, and to manipulate, in a very professional way, their cameras, which bear the imprint left by the passage of several decades.
The Capitol houses treasures such as the statue that represents the Republic, which was made by Italian artist Angelo Zanelli and is considered the world's third largest sculpture indoors.
The building has played its role in Cuba's history, since its halls hosted the Constituent Assembly and witnessed the enactment of the Constitution in 1940.
After the triumph of the Revolution in 1959, the Capitol became the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, first, and of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), later.
Among the activities held in the spacious halls of the Capitol are meetings, exhibitions, solemn acts and business events, and the personnel working there is embarked in spreading the historic and architectonic heritage of the building. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it....
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I have not been in Washingtown D.C., but Havana's Capitolio is said to be an almost perfect imitation of the original. I guess that the one in Washingtown must look a bit "newer" than this one: it needs a good maintenance work, for sure. It was opened at General Machado´s dictatorship, in 1929 and it was government house until 1959 (Cuban Revolution). Even now, there are some government offices there.
No he estado en Washingtown D.C., pero dicen que el Capitolio de La Habana es una imitación casi perfecta del original. Supongo, sin embargo, que el Washingtown debe tener un aspecto mas "nuevo" que este: necesita una buena mano de pintura, eso seguro. Se inauguro durante la dictadura del General Machado, en 1929, y fue la sede del gobierno cubano hasta 1959 (Revolucion Cubana). Incluso hora, hay oficinas gubernamentales alli.
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Modeled after the Washington Capitol, Havana's Capitolio was inaugurated in 1929 and was the home of the Cuban government's House of Commons and Senate until the 1959 Revolution. The top floors have since been converted into offices but the main floor is opened to visitors. There isn't much left to see in the rooms but their grandeur and richly decorated ceilings make it very easy to imagine what the Capitolio must have been like a few decades ago. Truly worth the 3 CUC we paid for checking it out. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it....
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Resembling Washington D.C.'s Capital Building, EL CAPITOLIO is located on Paseo de Marti, across from Central Park. It was the last stop on our tour.
Built in 1929, El Capitolio features a wide stone staircase which leads to the main entrance. Two bronze statues flank each side of the top of the staircase - one dedicated to labour and one to virtue.
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The Dome is 92 meters height and, until the fifties, it was the highest building in La Habana. It is nicely decorated on the inside. The opening times for El Capitolio are from 8,30 to 17,00 everyday.
La cupula tiene 92 metros de altura y, hasta los anhos cincuenta, fue el punto mas alto de La Habana. Tiene una hermosa decoracion en su interior. El horario de apertura para el Capitolio es de 8,30 a 17.00 todos los dias. Directions: You can't miss it....
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One of the main sites. Buy a ticket and go inside, it?s worth it. The contrast between inside and outside life is almost shocking, especially if you go outside again to enter the ?real world?. You can even enter the parliaments session rooms and take your seat on the seat of ?El Comandante?. Nobody really looks where you are going so you can sneak behind many doors or catch a glimpse where you probably were not supposed to. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it....
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1. Wait for rain and watch the kids slide down the long and steeply descending walls along the stairs up to the Capitolio.
2. Take a seat in the cafý of the Capitolio. You get good tea and coffee, nice atmosphere and most importantly have a great view over the big square in front of the capitolio. Also every once in a while at least I needed a rest from being approached all the time ý you can sit back and relax for a moment without being talked to, also nice after a day in the city, believe me. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it....
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The Capitol is a very impressive building, a replica of the Capitol in Washington DC, built between 1926-1929. It was the home of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic. As having such a representation seemed unnecessary after the revolution, since 1959 it houses the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. It is open for tourists - we could walk around on our own, but the chambers were closed, had to opened by a guide (expecting a tip, of course). Several little painting exhibitions were shown in the building, with paintings for sale (I bought a nice "ecological" painting of Old Havana by Ernesto Gonzales). Leave a Comment Directions: Central Havana
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El capitolio nacional located in the heart of the centre of Havana is the most important building of Paseo de Marti which is the road that leads from the Capitolio itself to the Castill de la Punta.
It has been built in 1929 during the dictatorship of Gerardo Machado and at a first sight it may appear similar to the one in Washington.
Its dome shaped roof is 30 meters high and you really can notice it from almost everywhere in the centre of the town.
Inside you have museums and internet connection but it's closed on sunday. Leave a Comment Directions: You can't miss it....
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Plaza Central - the Capitol - worth to visit.
Inaugurated in 1929 by dictator Gerardo Machado - a copy of the Capitol in DC Washington - builded in 3 years time for a unreasonable cost.
You will find a huge library of Cuban History
and a scenery of the Parlement.
And behind this monument you will find (The real fabricia de tabacos Partagas)- an elegant red and cream colored building ! Leave a Comment
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