Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Art Deco hotel in Vedado, Cuba
The Hotel Nacional de Cuba stands on Taganana Hill with an eight-floor structure featuring Spanish eclectic and Art Deco architectural elements facing the Malecón.
The New York firm McKim, Mead & White designed this hotel, which opened in December 1930 and hosted the significant Havana Conference in 1946.
The Parisien Cabaret within the hotel presents performances of traditional Cuban music through regular shows that display regional dance styles.
The hotel contains 426 standard rooms, 42 suites across different categories, and provides guided historical tours from Monday through Saturday.
Two historic Spanish colonial Santa Clara Battery cannons remain in the hotel gardens as permanent displays of the original coastal defense system.
Location: Havana
Inception: 1930
Architects: McKim, Mead & White
Official opening: December 30, 1930
Architectural style: eclectic architecture, Art Deco
Floors above the ground: 8
GPS coordinates: 23.14306,-82.38056
Latest update: May 30, 2025 09:31
Oscar Niemeyer shaped Brazilian modernism with his concrete constructions featuring bold geometric forms. In Brasília, the capital he helped design, the Cathedral stands out with its sixteen columns rising 40 meters (131 feet) high, while the National Congress combines two 28-story towers with opposing domes, one facing upwards for the House of Representatives, the other downwards for the Senate. The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, with its circular shape resting on a central support, overlooks the bay of Rio de Janeiro. His work extends beyond Brazil. In Paris, the headquarters of the French Communist Party reflects his architectural vision, as does the Asturian Cultural Center in Spain. These international projects extend the architect’s influence beyond his homeland. In São Paulo, the Copan Building showcases its curved S-shaped facade stretching 115 meters (377 feet), containing 1,160 apartments across 32 floors. These works embody a modernist approach favoring concrete structures, geometric volumes, and natural light integration.
Cuban landscapes combine colonial buildings in Havana, beaches in Varadero, and tobacco fields in Valle de Viñales. The capital displays historic structures like the Capitol, Gran Teatro, and Morro fortress. The coastal regions present white sand beaches and clear waters.
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