López Serrano Building

The López Serrano Building was the tallest residential building in Cuba until the construction of the FOCSA in 1956. Designed by the architect Ricardo Mira in 1929, who in 1941 who also designed La Moderna Poesia bookstore on Obispo Street for the same owner…

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Type: Building
Description: residential in Havana, Cuba
Address: 108 Calle 13, Vedado, Havanna, 10400

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antiiimperalist Tribune José Martí and Beth Shalom Temple.

Antiiimperalist Tribune José Martí

Square

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The José Martí Anti-Imperialist Platform is a public event venue located in the Plaza de la Dignidad, across the street from the Embassy of the United States in Havana. It was opened in April 2000. Antiiimperalist Tribune José Martí is situated 220 metres northeast of López Serrano Building.

Beth Shalom Temple

Synagogue

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Beth Shalom Temple, commonly referred to as El Patronato, is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Vedado neighbourhood of downtown Havana, Cuba. Beth Shalom Temple is situated 350 metres southwest of López Serrano Building.

Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Hotel

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The Hotel Nacional de Cuba is a historic Spanish eclectic style hotel in Havana, Cuba, opened in 1930. Located on the sea front of Vedado district, it stands on Taganana Hill, offering commanding views of the sea and the city. Hotel Nacional de Cuba is situated 700 metres east of López Serrano Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vedado and Chinatown.

Vedado

Suburb

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Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

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The Havana Chinatown is in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 2½ km southeast of López Serrano Building.

Havana

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Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

López Serrano Building

Category: built structure
Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.14423° or 23° 8′ 39″ north

Longitude

-82.38719° or 82° 23′ 14″ west

Levels

Open location code

76MV4JV7+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 350367364

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q60744127

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“López Serrano Building” goes by many names.

Basque: “López Serrano eraikina”
Spanish: “Edificio López Serrano”

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