Central Railroad Station Building Architecture, Havana , Cuba

Central Railroad Station Building, Havana . Cuba
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Architecture: Central Railroad Station Building

Description Architecture: Central Railroad Station Building, Havana . Cuba

After the old Army Arsenal was torn down, on the site where it had stood, the Railroad Station was built in 1912. This one substituted the old Villanueva train station, located on the lot occupied today by the Capitol. Cuba had railroads since 1873 being one of the first countries in the world to do so. The building copies some features of the Spanish renaissance and it is the work of American engineers, architects and contractors.
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Hotel Inglaterra Car rental office
Paseo del Padro esq San Rafael, La Habana
8666218 962m

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La Rampa Gas stations
Calle 23 e Infanta, Vedado. Havana City. Cuba
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Malecón y 13. Havana City. Cuba
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Vía Blanca No. 46005 y 462, Intermitente de Guanabo. Havana City. Cuba
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Ayestarán y Ave. de Rancho Boyeros. Havana City. Cuba
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Santa Catalina y Vento. Havana City. Cuba
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17 y 12 Gas stations
Calle 12 esq. a 17, Vedado. Havana City. Cuba
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Paseo y Malecon. Havana City. Cuba. Havana City. Cuba
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31 y 18 Gas stations
Ave. 31 y 18, Miramar. Havana City. Cuba. Havana City. Cuba
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Automatic Cash next to Central Railroad Station Building
0011 Automatic Cash
Calle 17 e/ M y N, FOCSA. Havana City
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0014 Automatic Cash
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5ta. Ave. esq. a 112. Havana City
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Currency Exchange next to Central Railroad Station Building
Hotel Parque Central Currency Exchange
Paseo del Prado e/ Neptuno y Virtudes. Havana City
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Lonja del Comercio Currency Exchange
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(537) 8733564 4km 241m

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— 5km 029m

Hotel Riviera Currency Exchange
Calle Paseo esq. a Malecón. Havana City
(537) 662185 5km 218m

Agromercado 15 y 24 Currency Exchange
Calle 15 y 24, Vedado. Havana City. Cuba
(537) 333915 5km 487m

Kasalta Currency Exchange
Ave. 5ta.B esq. a calle 2. Havana City. Cuba
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Calle 18 esq. a 43. Playa. Havana City. Cuba
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Drugstores next to Central Railroad Station Building
International Drugstore Hotel Sevilla Drugstore
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International Drugstore Terminal No. 3, Aeropuerto Internacional “José Martí” Drugstore
Terminal No. 3. Havana City
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Central Railroad Station Building is located in Havana
Capital of Cuba and the country's administrative, political, cultural and scientific center, it is also the capital of two provinces: City of Havana and Havana. Though only around 280 square miles (727 square kilometers) in size-0.65 percent of the archipelago's total area.

The Old Havana and system of forts led UNESCO to declare it a part of world heritage in 1982. Founded on its present site in 1519, the settlement of San Cristobal de La Habana prospered mainly due to its bay, which was a natural port of call for ships sailing to and from the New World. Starting in 1634, because of its strategic location, San Cristobal de La Habana was considered the key to the New World-as attested to by royal letters patent-and the main defense of the West Indies.

The Cuban capital consists of an immense number of buildings in a wide range of architectural styles, built in the course of nearly five centuries. These styles range from the pre-baroque to the baroque, neo-Gothic, neoclassical, eclectic, art noveau and art-deco, to the modern.

Alejo Carpentier, one of Cuba's most famous authors, called it "the city of columns" and focused attention on its streets, which he considered a perennially rich show of life, humanity and contrasts that was bound to entertain any observer.

Over 14 kilometers of excellent beaches lie to the east of the Cuban capital. To the south, a green belt contributes to a healthful atmosphere.
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Review about Architecture: Central Railroad Station Building
Average
Brock B

“Looking Past Its Best ”
This was once a delightful and loved building. LIke the great majority of places in Cuba funds do not allow for the up keep which results in a poor experience.
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Very good
Miia L

“A must for true train spotters ”
The railway station and its surroundings are full of old charming trains. In front of the station there are several old steam trains in a display. They are so pretty! Since it is very central, you should go and see it, just for a while.