Bacardi Building (Havana)

Edificio Bacardí
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General information
TypeOffice
Architectural styleArt deco
LocationHavana Vieja
AddressAvenida de Bélgica No. 261
Town or city Ciudad de La Habana
CountryCuba Cuba
Coordinates23°08′20″N 82°21′26″W / 23.1389°N 82.3571°W / 23.1389; -82.3571
Construction startedJanuary 6, 1930
CompletedDecember 1930
OwnerRevolutionary government (contested)[a]
Height
Tip44 metres (144 ft)
Antenna spire47 metres (154 ft) (top of bat logo)
Roof28 metres (92 ft)
Observatory36 metres (118 ft)
Technical details
Structural systemSteel frame
MaterialConcrete, marble, brick, stone
Size1,082.25 m2 (11,649.2 sq ft)per flr.
Floor count8 full floors/4 tower
Floor area9,000 m2 (97,000 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators2
Grounds1,320 m2 (14,200 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Esteban Rodríguez and Castells, Rafael Fernández Ruenes
Structural engineerJosé Menéndez Menéndez
Main contractorGrasyma of Wansiedel
Website
bacardilimited.com

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]

  1. ^ "HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ Emisora Habana Radio. "Edificio Bacardí" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2009-11-05.


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