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  • Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras

    Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras  LH 3

    The Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital opened on December 3, 1982. In the late 1950s the dictator Batista planned the construction of a new building for the National Bank of Cuba on the grounds where the Ho …

    Modern
    Habana 1791: The Perfume shop

    Habana 1791: The Perfume shop  LH 3

    Habana 1791: The perfume shop Located in an 18th-century mansion at the corner of Mercaderes and Obrapía, this beautiful shop and laboratory sells 12 varieties of scents or colognes. The bottles are m …

    Admission: FreeOpen: 9:30am-6pm dailyMercaderes #156, esq. a Obrapía, Habana Vieja
    Edificio del Retiro Odontológico

    Edificio del Retiro Odontológico  LH 3

    In 1953, architect Antonio Quintana won the competition for the design of a building which would house doctors’ offices, stores and other public spaces. The use of brise-soleil, popularized by the Fre …

    ModernL entre 23 y 21
    Casa de Dionisio Velasco

    Casa de Dionisio Velasco  LH 3

    Built in 1912, the building was conceived as a grand palace. Lavishly ornamented on its facade, it features overhanging balconies and windows which break the horizontal line of the balustrade. This mo …

    EclecticAdmission: FreeCárcel #51 esq. a Zulueta, Habana Vieja
    Casa del Capitán Gaspar Rivero de Vasconcelos

    Casa del Capitán Gaspar Rivero de Vasconcelos  LH 3

    On the corner of Obrapía and San Ignacio Streets, one block west of Mercaderes, stands one of the oldest and best preserved homes in Havana, and despite its relatively simplicity, one of its most stri …

    ColonialAdmission: FreeObrapía #172, Habana Vieja
    Hotel Inglaterra

    Hotel Inglaterra  LH 3

    The original nucleus of the hotel dates back to 1856 and was later expanded in 1891 with the addition of two adjacent properties. The last floor was built in 1915. This is Cuba’s oldest hotel and has …

    EclecticAdmission: NoneROOMS: 83Trocadero 55, entre Prado y Zulueta
    Fábrica de Tabacos de Calixto López

    Fábrica de Tabacos de Calixto López  LH 3

    Built in 1886, the Calixto López y Compañía tobacco factory and warehouse takes up the whole block between Zulueta, Economía, Gloria and Misión streets. It has the typical ground floor, mezzanine and …

    Neo-classicalZulueta e/ Gloria y Misión, Habana Vieja
    Zanja Real

    Zanja Real  LH 3

    Mid-way along the west side of the Basílica Menor y Convento de San Francisco de Asís, Calle Brasil (Teniente Rey) leads south one block to Plaza Vieja. Exposed in the center of the cobbled street are …

    Admission: FreeTeniente Rey e/ Mercaderes y Oficios, Habana Vieja
    Hotel Sevilla

    Hotel Sevilla  LH 3

    After the city walls began to be demolished in 1863, construction works for a luxury hotel began on El Prado Avenue, one of the city’s most popular promenades. Manuel López and Urbano González, owners …

    OtherAdmission: NoneTrocadero 55, entre Prado y Zulueta
    Palacio de la Artesanía (Casa de Don Mateo Pedroso)

    Palacio de la Artesanía (Casa de Don Mateo Pedroso)  LH 3

    Strategically located on Cuba Street between Cuarteles and Peña Pobre, it looks out onto the bay. Noteworthy in this 18-century mansion is the 32 meter-long continuous balcony on its façade, one of th …

    ColonialAdmission: n-aOpen: 10am-7pm dailyCuba #64, e/ Cuarteles y Peña Pobre, Habana Vieja
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