Havana
History and Architecture of a Romantic City
Havana, the legendary capital of Cuba, bears the traces of every stage of the island's rich history, from its indigenous traditions to the introduction of European culture in the late fifteenth century to the development of the unique amalgam of these influences that is unmistakably Cuban. In this exquisite volume, author María Luisa Lobo Montalvo presents the architecture and history of Havana—part of which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site—in an accessible and engaging text and specially commissioned color photographs. Among the structures featured are the famed great forts such as Castillo del Morro and Castillo de la Punta, t…
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Weitere Autoren: Thomas, Hugh / Fox, Lorna S.
- ISBN: 978-1-58093-238-7
- EAN: 9781580932387
- Produktnummer: 4458308
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
Über den Autor
María Luisa Lobo Montalvo, daughter of Cuban sugar magnate Julio Lobo Olavarría, had a deep passion for her homeland which was reflected in all aspects of her life and continued throughout her years of exile. Among her many cultural activities were film production, writing, and lecturing. Lobo Montalvo died in 1998, at the age of sixty-three, shortly after completing the manuscript for Havana: History and Architecture of a Romantic City.
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