Mausoleo de Nuestro Héroe Nacional José Martí - Cementerio
Santa Infigenia
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Santiago de Cuba
A paradise of art deco and modernism. Many Santiago buildings were
built in the art deco style after earthquakes damaged the city in the 1930s.
Hospital de Maternidad - Avenida de los Libertadores.
The Moncada Garrison and the wooden sheds in art deco style for the military
- Calle Moncada.
The Hatuey brewery nearby the statue of José Martí on the
Paseo de Martí.
Lorraine 655 - Avenida Jesus Menendez.
The late art deco facade of the Palacio de Justicia (1952) interprets the
traditional classical portico with a modernist vocabulary.
Detail of the PCC Comite Provincial facade, Avenida Victoriano Garzon (nearby
Plaza de Marte).
Circulo Recreativo Capitan Orestes Acosta Herrera - Avenida Manduley.
Former National Bank of Cuba on the Plaza Céspedes (now Banco
de Credito y Comercio) with beautiful social-realistic interior wall paintings.
The design for this modernist building took advantage of materials widely
available after World War II, including plate glass and poured concrete.
"El Dandy", shop inscription - Calle Aguilera.
Monument for Antonio Maceo (1991) - Plaza de la Revolución.
Some tombs on the Cementerio Santa Infigenia :
Mausoleo de Nuestro Héroe Nacional José Martí.
Familia Navarro Lozada. Tomb with a concrete imitation of wood (Bloc
F, constructor Antonio Serret, 1936).
Cremerio de Estibadores y braceros de la marina.
Retablo de los Héroes del 26e de Julio (detail).
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