El Templete is a monument to the initial mass of San Cristóbal de la
Habana
Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center. celebrated on November 16, 1519.
Jean Baptiste Vermay
Jean Baptiste Vermay (1786–1833) was a French-born Cuban painter, sculptor, caricaturist, educator, musician, and architect. He was the founding director of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro.
Biography
Jean-Baptiste Vermay ...
painted the interior of the monument.
See also
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La Alameda de Paula, Havana
The Alameda de Paula is a promenade in Havana, Cuba, it was the first to be built in the city designed by Antonio Fernández de Trebejos y Zaldívar.
History
The Alameda de Paula was commissioned by Captain General ( es, Capitanía General de Cu ...
References
Gallery
File:Standard guide to Cuba - a new and complete guide to the island of Cuba, with maps, illustrations, routes of travel, history, and an English-Spanish phrase book (1909) (14779070654).jpg
File:Scenes of Cuba (K5 02304) (5981484793).jpg
File:El_Templete_-_panoramio.jpg
File:Columbus-Memorial---Havana.jpg, "El Templete" in 1899
External links
Jean-Baptiste Vermay, El Templete interiorRestauración del Templete (Spanish)Archive of Historic Havana
{{Havana landmarks
Buildings and structures in Havana
Tourist attractions in Havana