La Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad de La Habana
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La Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad de La Habana, (Spanish: The House of Charity and Maternity of Havana) was for 270 years Havana's repository of Havana's unwanted children. The House of Charity started during a time when Cuba was experiencing extreme poverty, unemployment, and corruption in the government. Corrupt leaders were plundering the public treasury and little attention was given to social assistance, health, education, or the protection of the poor: "los desamparados".
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La Casa de Beneficencia y Maternidad de La Habana | |
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General information | |
Type | Religious charity |
Architectural style | Neo-classical |
Location | Cayo Hueso |
Address | San Lazaro y Belascoáin |
Town or city | Ciudad de La Habana |
Country | Cuba |
Coordinates | 23°08′26.5″N 82°22′16.3″W |
Named for | La Casa Cuna |
Construction started | 1794 |
Demolished | between 1959 and 1982[1] |
Height | 16.74 meters (54.9 ft) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Load bearing |
Material | Masonry, wood |
Floor count | 2 |
Grounds | 360,000 square feet (33,000 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Francisco Vambitelli[1] |
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