Bacardi Building (Havana)
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The Bacardi Building (Edificio Bacardí) is an Art Deco Havana landmark designed by the architects Esteban Rodríguez-Castells and Rafael Fernández Ruenes and completed in 1930. It is located on the corner of Calles Monserrate and San Juan de Dios on a 1,320 m2 (14,200 sq ft) lot in Las Murallas, Old Havana.[2]
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Edificio Bacardí | |
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General information | |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Art deco |
Location | Havana Vieja |
Address | Avenida de Bélgica No. 261 |
Town or city | Ciudad de La Habana |
Country | Cuba |
Coordinates | 23.1389°N 82.3571°W / 23.1389; -82.3571 |
Construction started | January 6, 1930 |
Completed | December 1930 |
Owner | Revolutionary government (contested)[lower-alpha 1] |
Height | |
Tip | 44 metres (144 ft) |
Antenna spire | 47 metres (154 ft) (top of bat logo) |
Roof | 28 metres (92 ft) |
Observatory | 36 metres (118 ft) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Steel frame |
Material | Concrete, marble, brick, stone |
Size | 1,082.25 m2 (11,649.2 sq ft)per flr. |
Floor count | 8 full floors/4 tower |
Floor area | 9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 2 |
Grounds | 1,320 m2 (14,200 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Esteban Rodríguez and Castells, Rafael Fernández Ruenes |
Structural engineer | José Menéndez Menéndez |
Main contractor | Grasyma of Wansiedel |
Website | |
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