Places in Havana

This is the studio-gallery of ceramicists Amelia Carballo and Ángel Norniella. Their work shows a wide variety of influences and techniques, including the millenary raku, and as the name suggests focu …

Across from the Universidad de La Habana is this memorial, often used to make concerts and for political or student rallies. It holds the ashes of Julio Antonio Mella, a young student leader and found …

The museum displays a collection of silver walking sticks, swords and other items of metalwork by Cuban silversmiths from the 15th-20th centuries. Especially interesting are the pieces from the coloni …

Made with reinforced concrete and constructed entirely as an office building, it now houses the Ministerio de la Industria Básica (Ministry of Basic Industry). Rich materials such as marble, granite, …

This tiny ferry dock takes its name from Calle Luz, a nearby street. Somewhat battered passenger ferries shuttle across the bay to and from Regla and Casablanca, every 10-15 minutes or so.

Constructed on piles–a solution that is essentially in the style of Le Corbusier, which apart from transmitting a sort of lightness to the building, makes the corner lose its traditional compactness; …

In 1770 the Spanish Crown decided to construct a building next to the Castillo de la Real Fuerza on the north side of the Plaza de Armas to serve as the Royal Post Office, responsible for all postal c …