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Memorial in Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba

El Templete
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General information
Type Memorial
Architectural style Neo-classical
Location Havana Vieja, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba Cuba
Coordinates 23°08′25.78″N 82°20′56.52″W / 23.1404944°N 82.3490333°W / 23.1404944; -82.3490333
Technical details
Material Stone

El Templete is a monument to the initial mass of San Cristóbal de la Habana celebrated on November 16, 1519.[1][2]

Jean Baptiste Vermay painted the interior of the monument.[3]

Floor Plan

  1. ^ "El Templete". Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  2. ^ "Templete: genesis of a city". Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ^ Niell, Paul (August 2012). "Founding the Academy of San Alejandro and the Politics of Taste in Late Colonial Havana, Cuba". Colonial Latin American Review. doi:10.1080/10609164.2012.695628.