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Radiocentro CMQ Building | |
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Alternative names | CMQ |
General information | |
Type | Radio & television studios, commercial, offices, movie theatre |
Architectural style | Modern |
Location | El Vedado |
Address | 363 Calle L, (btwn L y M) El Vedado, Havana |
Town or city | Ciudad de La Habana |
Country | Cuba |
Coordinates | 23°8′24″N 82°23′0″W / 23.14000°N 82.38333°W |
Estimated completion | 1947 |
Owner | Goar and Abel Mestre |
Height | |
Roof | 35 metres (115 ft) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Steel frame |
Material | Concrete |
Floor count | 10 |
Floor area | 21,802 m2 (234,670 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 3 |
Grounds | 6,254 m2 (67,320 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Martín Domínguez Esteban, Miguel Gastón and Emilio del Junco |
Structural engineer | Purdy and Henderson, Engineers |
Designations | CMQ |
Known for | First mixed use building in Havana |
The Radiocentro CMQ Building complex is a former radio and television production facility and office building at the intersection of Calle L and La Rampa in El Vedado, Cuba. It was modeled after Raymond Hood's 1933 Rockefeller Center in New York City.[1] With 1,650 seats, the theater first opened on December 23, 1947, under the name Teatro Warner Radiocentro, it was owned by brothers Goar and Abel Mestre. Today the building serves as the headquarters of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT).