
Third floor
Flower lady!
Flower lady!
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You can also see the eyes in the building behind her.
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Just in Fuster's area there were 3 floors and every bit was tiled with mosaics!
Thee was even a pool!
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There was so much to look at. We definitely didn't have enough time there.
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They said his major influence, if you couldn't tell, is Gaudi. He has also been likened to Picasso.
The arch says "The Triumph."
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Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he was finished, he asked his neighbors if he could decorate their houses and businesses. His art has turned Jaimanitas from an economically depressed area to, now, a place where tourists are regularly bussed.
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The main chapel is in the center of the cemetery.
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She told us the story of this tomb/house. It was warm that day. You can see everyone is standing in the shade.
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Many of the family vaults are smaller-scale versions of their owners’ mansions.
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The broken column in the middle represents a life cut short.
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Our next stop.It was established by royal decree in 1866.
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I just like the picture with the pink car.
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The statue of Jose Marti. It was completed in 1958 during the final days of the Bautista dictatorship.
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Jose Marti is a national hero in Cuba dating back to before the revolution. Whenever you see peole speaking to large crowds in Havana, the memorial is where they're speaking from.
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The face of Che Guevara. It says, "Hasta la Victoria Siempre" (Until the everlasting victory).
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