Title

Havana Central Railway Station, Cuba, c1912. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Havana Central Railway Station, Cuba, c1912 The station is the largest railway station in Cuba with four floors and a mezzanine. The platforms are nearly one kilometre long with a total area of 14,000 square metres. On the main facade, there are two high towers on Belgica Avenue representing the Coat of arms of Cuba and Havana, respectively. The main architect was the American Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison. The station opened on November 30, 1912, on the former arsenal grounds. [Edicion Jordi]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1912

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C65_272

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,1Mb (4,3Mb) / 21,4in x 13,6in / 6432 x 4079 (300dpi)

Keywords

weather travel transport transportation outdoors city architecture Havana Cuba Cuban country tower day railway color colour cloudy station text location railway station century train station vintage facade building exterior tourist attraction titled plateresque 1910s 20th century façade tourism The Print Collector Ciudad de la Habana TGN postcard Unknown Murchison Kenneth Mackenzie Belgica Avenue Havana Central Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison postcard