Great Houses of Havana

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Great Houses of Havana celebrates one hundred years of creativity, design, and style that made the town “the Paris of the Caribbean.” For four hundred years, Havana used to be the middle of Spanish trade within the western hemisphere. With the growth of the sugar industry, independence from Spain, and North American investment, Havana turned into a city of great wealth, great style, and great houses in a vocabulary that used to be a unique amalgam of European, American, and Caribbean elements.
 
Great Houses of Havana traces the evolution of the Cuban home from the classic, Spanish colonial courtyard house to the “Tropical Modernist” villas of the 1950s—houses reflecting international architecture trends at the same time as remaining true to the Cuban tradition.
 
Cuba’s social history is woven all over the book. Vintage photographs illustrate Havana’s sophisticated way of life—the masked balls, yacht club picnics, and dynastic weddings of fashionable Cubans and their international guests. Popular cafes, hotels, theaters, and weekend resorts are also featured, creating a view of the privileged life within the gated mansions of the town’s grandest neighborhoods.


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