El Capitolio - Images

Images

  • Map of Havana, 1850. In red are framed land currently occupied the Capitol, then belonging to the railway station of Villanueva. It can see in his face E the city walls demolished in 1863.

  • Image of the construction of the upper dome, taken c. 1928. First, the Fuente de la India or de La Noble Habana, built in 1837.

  • The interior of the cupola

  • The gigantic Statue of the Republic inside the main hall

  • The replica diamond at Kilometre Zero inside El Capitolio

  • El Capitolio

  • Close-up of a lamp post outside El Capitolio

  • El Capitolio La Habana, Cuba January 24, 2008.

  • Inside view of El Capitolio La Habana

  • The library

  • The court

Coordinates: 23°08′07″N 82°21′34″W / 23.13528°N 82.35944°W / 23.13528; -82.35944

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