Edificio de la compañía de Teléfonos
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This building symbolized the influence of American capital in the telephone business in Cuba. The Cuban Telephone Company opened in 1927 this building 62 meters high being the highest in the country at the time.
The Cuban Telephone Company settled in New York until, in 1916, until it was bought by the Cubans, so transferring its registered No. 153 Eagle Street in Havana. But 1924 and Sosthenes Behn Hernand Brothers, by the company, decided to replace it with a large modern building that dominated the Havana scene and attract attention worldwide.
Type: Building
Year built:1927
Address: Edificio de Águila y Dragones
Author: Leonardo Morales y Pedroso
Style: Plateresco
Area of interest: Architecture, History
Services: Museum
Recommended Features Nearby Edificio de la compañía de Teléfonos
Restaurants Nearby Edificio de la compañía de Teléfonos:
La Fontana Grill Bar Lounge, Los Nardos, Casa de la Música Habana, Cafe Arcangel, Prado y Neptuno, El Chanchullero de Tapas, El Floridita, Bar Floridita, Gourmet Havana, Bar Sloppy Joe´s,
Best attractions near Edificio de la compañía de Teléfonos:
Taller de Locomotoras, Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás, Palacio de Aldama,
Nightlife Nearby:
La Fontana Grill Bar Lounge, Bar Floridita, Casa de la Música Habana, Cafe Arcangel,