Biblioteca-Hemeroteca Casa de las Américas

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Amadeo Roldán Theatre

Theater building

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The Amadeo Roldán Theatre is a theatre in Havana, Cuba built in 1929. The theatre was destroyed in 1977 by a pyromaniac; it was re-opened in 1999 as the head office of the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba which performs seasonal every Sunday at 11:00PM. Amadeo Roldán Theatre is situated 380 metres west of Biblioteca-Hemeroteca Casa de las Américas.

Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana

Museum

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The Museum of Decorative Arts, at 17th and E streets in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba is a decorative arts museum in the former residence of the María Luisa Gómez-Mena viuda de Cagiga, Countess of Revilla de Camargo, sister of José Gómez-Mena Vila, the owner of the Manzana de Gómez. Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana is situated 450 metres south of Biblioteca-Hemeroteca Casa de las Américas.

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 390 metres east of Biblioteca-Hemeroteca Casa de las Américas.

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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 located in the municipality of Centro Habana and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It was once considered the second most important in the world, after that of San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 3 km east of Biblioteca-Hemeroteca Casa de las Américas.

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.

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