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Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The Museum of Decorative Arts is in a French style villa. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The villa was built in 1924 and belonged to Maria Gomez Mena. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The villa was famous for lavish parties held before 1959. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The elegant staircase. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Drawing room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The Drawing Room is well furnished. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Part of a series of painting in the Drawing Room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Part of a series of painting in the Drawing Room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Part of a series of painting in the Drawing Room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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A painting in the Drawing Room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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"The Dreams of the Red Mansion" is a 19th century painting from China by Cao Xueqin (c1715-c1764). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Detail of the face from "The Dreams of the Red Mansion" (Cao Xueqin). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Detail of the clothing from "The Dreams of the Red Mansion" (Cao Xueqin). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Two marble figures from Guanzhou (Canton), China (19th century). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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19th century Chinese fan. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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19th century silk garment from Canton. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Detail from a Chinese silk garment. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Cantonese fan, part of a series called "Fans of a Thousand Faces". |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Porcelain from China. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Detail of a Chinese vase from Canton. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Marble figurine of a woman (19th century). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Chinese plate (18th century). |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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19th century Chinese water colour on paper. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The house has a beautiful collection of screens. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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One of the complete screens. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Figures from a screen. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Plant inlays on a screen. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Dancing girls. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Courtisans. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Birds and flowers. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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One of the screens in the house. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Bird. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Bird and leaves. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Three birds. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Flowers. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Colourful long tailed bird from a screen. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Inlaid screen. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Colourful bird. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Chinese screen. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Life in a Chinese court. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Horse rider, river and bridge. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Inlaid furniture. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Detail of inlaid furniture. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Carved ivory minature of a couple copulating. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Ivory carving of a demon. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Small ivory carved figure at a desk. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Carved ivory minature of a snake and a monkey. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Indian carvings. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Japanese figure. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Two carved birds. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Carved dragon. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Painted playing cards. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Ming seal from China. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Qing vase. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Chinese vase. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Chinese bowl. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Carved semi-precious stones. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Painted fan. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Perfume bottles. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Fan painted with birds and flowers. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Painted fan. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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20th century vase. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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20th century lamp from the USA. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Games room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Sitting room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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French style furniture. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Bathroom. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Dining room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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The fireplace in the Dining Room. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Carpet. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Gilded and marble decoration. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Museum of Decorative Arts |
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Maria Gomez Mena, the former owner of the mansion. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Vedado |
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Shady street. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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Residential street. |
2024 |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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Neighbourhood office set in a mansion. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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Former mansion. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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View of Vedado. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Plaza de la Revolucion |
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The Plaza de la Revolucion is the political centre of Havana. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Plaza de la Revolucion |
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The plaza is dominated by the 138m high Monument to Jose Marti, the tallest structure in the city. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Plaza de la Revolucion |
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The Ministry of the Interior with a portrait of Che Guevara, taken from the 1960 photo found on posters and t-shirts. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Plaza de la Revolucion |
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The plaza has seen well attended speches by Fidel Castro. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Plaza de la Revolucion |
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Karl Marx. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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Street scene. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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Street scene with blue car. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
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The Hotel Riviera was built in 1957 and was owned by USA mobster, Meyer Lansky. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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The Gate of Peace is the entrance to the Christopher Columbus Necropolis. The entrance is a block away from the location of the famous 1960 photograph of Che Guevara |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Detail of the Gate of Peace. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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This is the largest cemetery in Cuba. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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The cemetery is famous for its carved tombs.. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Many structures are large family tombs. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Large tombs. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Marble tomb. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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The Christopher Columbus Necropolis is the largest cemetary in Cuba. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Tomb with a Pieta. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Roadways between regions of the cemetary. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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One of the larger tomb buildings. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Large carved memorial. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Family tomb. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Visting. |
2024 |
Cuba |
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Havana |
Vedado |
Christopher Columbus Necropolis |
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Capilla Central (1886). |
2024 |