Obispo House on the corner of Mercaderes street, Havana. Cuba

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• Obispo, 121-123 Esq. Mercaderes, Old Havana. Cuba
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• Destination: Havana

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In a privileged site in a corner of the historic centre this two-storey house is located with tile ceiling and a viewpoint tower.

From its original construction its continuous balcony covering the angle between the two streets, closed by shapely wooden balusters remains. It keeps also the spaces without garnishes in general, the archaic carved and ornate wood ceiling with double tie beams and the attractive finish of the corner room in small pyramids ending the angles.

Among its transformations there is the exterior woodwork of the ground floor in Art Nouveau style.
During the restoration of its façades, some paintings in the walls of the upper floor along Mercaderes street appeared and they were restored. Today they are part of the attractive structure of this building.

Obispo House on the corner of Mercaderes street 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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