FOCSA Building, Havana

Name: FOCSA Building
Address: Havana, Cuba

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The FOCSA Building is a residential and commercial block in the Vedado neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. At 425 feet, it is the tallest building in Cuba. It was named after the contracting company Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima, and the architects were Ernesto Gómez Sampera, Mercedes Diaz, and Martín Domínguez Esteban, who was the architect of the Radiocentro CMQ Building. The structural engineer was Luis Sáenz Duplace, of the firm Sáenz, Cancio & Martín, and professor of engineering at the University of Havana. The civil engineers were Bartolome Bestard and Manuel Padron. Gustavo Becquer and Fernando H.Meneses were the mechanical and electrical engineers, respectively. It is located on a site bordered by Calles 17 and M and Calles 19 and N in the Vedado. ()

Local name: Edificio Focsa Completed: 1956 (68 years ago)Floors: 39Coordinates: 23°8'34"N, 82°23'3"W

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Plaza de la Revolución (El Vedado)Havana Cuba

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FOCSA Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: John Lennon Park, National Theatre of Cuba, López Serrano Building, José Martí.

1.3 miSW
Park
John Lennon Park, Havana
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1.2 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
National Theatre of Cuba, Havana
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~1120 ftNW
Art Deco architecture
López Serrano Building, Havana
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~800 ftN
Memorial
José Martí, Havana
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0.8 miE
Street, Modernist architecture, Neoclassical architecture
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0.5 miSE
Museum
Napoleon Museum, Havana
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0.7 miSW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Museum of Decorative Arts, Havana
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0.8 miSW
Gay village
Vedado, Havana
22 min walk • Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas...
~1270 ftSE
Street
Edificio del Seguro Médico, Havana
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1 miE
Waterfront
Malecón, Havana
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~1760 ftW
Synagogue
Beth Shalom Temple, Havana
9 min walk • Temple Beth Shalom, built in 1952, is a synagogue located in the Vedado neighbourhood of downtown Havana. In 1981, much of the original building was sold to the state, and was then turned into the Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center, including a theatre, a music venue, a gallery and a bar.

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Which popular attractions are close to FOCSA Building?

Nearby attractions include José Martí, Havana (4 min walk), Monument to the Victims of the USS Maine, Havana (5 min walk), López Serrano Building, Havana (6 min walk), Edificio del Seguro Médico, Havana (7 min walk).

How to get to FOCSA Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to FOCSA Building:

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Hotel Habana Libre • Lines: T1 (7 min walk)
Policlínico La Rampa • Lines: 174 (8 min walk)