Edificio FOCSA (Havana)

Cuba / Ciudad de la Habana / Havanna / Havana
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Edificio FOCSA - at 35 floors and 402 feet high (123m), the FOSCA is the largest residential building and second largest structure in Havana (after the Josè Martì memorial.

Built in 1956 before Castro came to power, it now provides about 370 apartments in the Vedado district of Havana with shops, a nightclub and other facilities on the ground floor.

In this building

  1. Ресторан La Torre
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Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOCSA_Building
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Coordinates:   23°8'34"N   82°23'2"W

Comments

  • I left my country in 1961 and have never gone back. Part of my family lived in el Focsa. I lived in Santos Suares. I would like to re-visit my country and show my children their heritage. My father was a Dr. and died at a young age of 37 at the hand of Batista's men, there is a clinic named after him in Havana called Dr.Jorge Ruiz Ramires clinic. I would love to see it and my home.
  • I hope you get the opportunity to see your home. It is a country of great beauty, but also tragic decay. Today, the FOSCA building provides accommodation to those chosen by the government after years of laying dormant following the departure of the Soviets.
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