Catedral - La Habana, Cuba
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Ariberna
N 23° 08.469 W 082° 21.100
17Q E 361614 N 2559786
Cathedral of La Havana
Waymark Code: WM1525P
Location: Cuba
Date Posted: 09/30/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Habana (Cathedral of San Cristóbal in Havana), located in the Plaza de la Catedral in Old Havana, is one of the most important and impressive architectural monuments in Cuba. Designed by the Italian architect Francesco Borromini it is a building of baroque style, dominated by two uneven towers with lateral bell towers and current Tuscan facade.

Its construction began in 1748 by the Jesuits. In 1767 they were expelled from the New World, leaving their work at a standstill. Eleven years later, Bishop Felipe José de Tres-palacios y Verdeja, acquired the land projecting in his imagination the construction of the cathedral. Today, it is considered one of the most beautiful and restrained religious buildings of the American Baroque, declared a World Cultural Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.


The old photo is from (visit link) in the 1959 and my photo is of 2019
Year photo was taken: 1959

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