
{"id":292569,"date":"2023-12-04T19:38:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=292569"},"modified":"2023-12-04T19:38:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T00:38:56","slug":"from-the-lonja-del-comercio-to-the-capitol-purdy-henderson-in-havana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/digital-channel\/gallery\/from-the-lonja-del-comercio-to-the-capitol-purdy-henderson-in-havana\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Lonja del Comercio to the Capitol: Purdy &#038; Henderson in Havana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Havana would not be what it is today without the buildings constructed by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Purdy_and_Henderson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Purdy &amp; Henderson<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The U.S. company, founded in Chicago in the 1890s, was responsible for the construction of several of the best-known and most important buildings in the Cuban capital in the first half of the 20th century.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292589\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292589\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-3-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casteleiro y Vizoso building, built by the firm Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With branches in different cities inside and outside the United States, Purdy &amp; Henderson opened its office in Havana at the beginning of the last century. Since then, it developed a notable amount of construction work, to the point that in around three decades it carried out works worth approximately 120 million pesos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, beyond its huge profits, what is most impressive is the list of notable Havana constructions associated with this U.S. engineering company.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292588\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292588\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In the center the Barraqu\u00e9 building, built by the firm Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lonja_del_Comercio_de_La_Habana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Lonja del Comercio<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/havanas-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>National Capitol<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, passing through the illustrious <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/hotel-nacional\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Hotel Nacional<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the iconic staircase of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/tag\/university-of-havana\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>University of Havana<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it was responsible for carrying out many works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The list includes other no less notable buildings such as the mansions of the Centro Gallego, today home to the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater, and the Centro Asturiano, which currently houses the universal art building of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellasartes.co.cu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>National Museum of Fine Arts<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292595\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292595\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292595\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UH-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292595\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staircase of the University of Havana, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with them also appear the Plaza Hotel, the National Bank, the Royal Bank of Canada, the former Havana Yacht Club, and the CMQ Radio Centro building, currently the Yara Movie Theater, relevant buildings in the Cuban capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, Purdy &amp; Henderson was in charge of the construction of the Casteleiro y Vizoso, Barraqu\u00e9, Ariosa and La Metropolitana buildings, perhaps less known today by their names, but undoubtedly of importance at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company also built some private residences of the Havana aristocracy, as well as buildings outside the capital, including almost all the branches of the Royal Bank of Canada and the National Bank in other provinces and the works on the state dock in Bataban\u00f3.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292594\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292594\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-2-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The first building for the National Bank of Cuba, built by the Purdy &amp; Henderson firm. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we bring you closer to several of the most recognized and emblematic Purdy &amp; Henderson buildings in Havana thanks to the lens of our photojournalist Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292591\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292591\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rodriguez-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plaza Hotel, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292590\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292590\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-2023-otmaro-rdguez-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnson Drugstore, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292573\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292573\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/cine-yara-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was formerly called the CMQ Radio Centro Building, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292592\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292592\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/habana-vieja-otmaro-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Royal Bank of Canada was located in the building in the center, built by the Purdy &amp; Henderson firm. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292593\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292593\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/hotel-nacional-otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x536.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hotel Nacional, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. Photo: Otmaro Rodr\u00edguez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_292596\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-292596\" style=\"width: 1140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-292596\" src=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/otmaro-rodriguez-2023-1-750x499.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-292596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Centro Asturiano of Havana, built by Purdy &amp; Henderson. 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