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Havana Cathedral , Cuba
Havana Cathedral , Cuba
by Yi Jiang

The Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception (also known in Spanish as La Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepción Inmaculada de La Habana) is one of eleven Roman Catholic cathedrals on the island of Cuba. Located in the Plaza de la Catedral, the Havana Cathedral is found in the center of Old Havana. This thirty-four by thirty-five meter rectangle church serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana which overlooks 7,542 square kilometers of the island and 2,821,000 Catholics.

Sunset at Havana Old Town
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña
by Yi Jiang

Taken from Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña.

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La Habana
by David Hamments

Storm over El Morro, Havana, Cuba

Theatrical
Castle of los Tres Reyes del Morro
by Rob Oo

Keeps pirates away (from a distance).

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DSC_1504-Pano.jpg
by David Hamments

Many buildings in Havana, Cuba are no longer inhabitable... the balconies tell the story.... such a shame!

Along the Malecon
Along the Malecon

People gathering in the late afternoon along the Malecon, Havana's boardwalk along the ocean.

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Obispo
Obispo

Havana, Cuba

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El primer día por la maňana en Habana
El primer día por la maňana en Habana
by Kamil Ghais

Tady sme se nějak octli v noci po příletu a ráno jen vyjeveně koukali.

Malecon
Malecon

Havana, Cuba

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Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña
Fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña
by Rob Oo

Constructed after the capture of Havana by British forces and named San Carlos de la Cabaña in honor of King Carlos III, this 700-meter long fortress is the largest in the Americas. It was designed by army engineer Silvestre Abarca and features the most advanced military defensive concepts of the 18th century. It cost so much that King Carlos III requested a spyglass to see it, claiming that such an expensive project–approximately 14 million gold pesos–could surely be seen from Madrid.

Habana "lo clásico"
Habana "lo clásico"
by Kamil Ghais

Krásné domy a krásná stará auta (pouze když stojí a nejedou kolem Vás - ta auta, u těch domů Vám to může být pumpička)

Travel in style
Hotel Raquel
by Rob Oo

Hotel Raquel: a pearl of art nouveau design. hotelraquel.com/

Parque Central at Dusk
Havana cityscape

Late evening view from the balcony of my hotel room on the intersection at the Parque Central in Havana.

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Havana!
Most notably Andrey Sulitskiy, Rob Oo and Yi Jiang.