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El Triunfo
The arch says "The Triumph."
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Cactus
I don't know why, I just liked the cactus.
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Fusterlandia!
Cuban artist Cuban artist José Fuster moved in to a house in Jaimanitas. He decorated his studio in colorful mosaic tiles. When he…
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Maternity hospital
I just love the architecture!
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Back on the bus!
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Worshippers
There were several people there, asking for prayers, while our guide was telling us La Milagrosa's tale. Everyone left flowers, pr…
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La Milagrosa (The Miraculous One)
Señora Amelia Goyri died while giving birth on May 3, 1901. For many years after her death, her heartbroken husband visited the gr…
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More tombs
The tombs that were replicas of their houses were really neat!
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Pretty
It was quite pretty and sad, of course. Also, interesting. I really didn't know there was so much symbolism in cemeteries. Our gui…
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Marble
It was just a sea of marble.
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Main chapel
The main chapel is in the center of the cemetery.
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Tomb house
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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Irma
Irma was our guide inside the Necropolis Cristobal Colon. She was talking so fast that there was no time to take notes and she had…
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Nun
I think the nun symbolizes martyrdom.
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Female symbolism
The four female figures on each corner represent Abnegation, Pain, Heroism and Martyrdom.
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The firefighters
The faces went all around. May 17 is the Day of the Firefighter in Cuba. There's a procession that comes to pay respect every year…
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Inverted torches
Since they're inverted, they represent death.
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Bat
If you know me you know I mostly just liked the bat. I looked it up and a bat on a crypt is rare and it represents the underworld.
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Monumento a los Bomberos
The Mausoleum of the Firemen was built to commemorate the 28 firemen who died when a hardware shop in La Habana Vieja caught fire…
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Another mansion
The stained glass on this family's crypt was copied from their mansion as well as the architecture.
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Mini mansions
Many of the family vaults are smaller-scale versions of their owners’ mansions.