El Capitolio

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El Capitolio is a grand neoclassical building in Havana that once housed Cuba’s national congress and now serves as one of the city’s most iconic architectural symbols.

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Label Occurrences
El Capitolio canonical 11
Capitolio Federal 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf building
national capitol
parliament building
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Capitolio Nacional de La Habana
architecturalStyle Art Deco
Neoclassical architecture
constructionEndDate 1929
constructionStartDate 1926
contains statue La República
country Cuba
currentFunction government building
seat of the National Assembly of People’s Power
formerFunction seat of the Cuban Congress
hasArchitect Eugenio Rayneri Piedra
Raúl Otero
hasClient Government of Cuba
linked to: Cuban government
hasDome yes
hasFeature Hall of Lost Steps
central rotunda
grand staircase
large central dome
marble statues
hasRestoration major restoration in the 2010s
height about 92 m
heritageDesignation National Monument of Cuba
inception 1926
inspiredBy United States Capitol
isPartOf historic center of Havana
linked to: Old Havana
locatedIn Centro Habana
locatedInCity Havana
linked to: Havana, Cuba
locatedOn Paseo del Prado
materialUsed granite
limestone
marble
nativeName El Capitolio
nativeNameLanguage es
near Gran Teatro de La Habana
Parque Central
Paseo del Prado promenade
linked to: Paseo del Prado
officialOpeningDate 1929
owner State of Cuba
linked to: Cuba
significance iconic landmark of Cuba
symbol of Havana
usedFor guided tours
legislative sessions
official ceremonies

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Havana hasLandmark El Capitolio
subject linked to: Havana, Cuba
El Capitolio nativeName El Capitolio
Hall of Lost Steps locatedIn El Capitolio
Hotel Parque Central near El Capitolio
Eugenio Rayneri Piedra notableWork El Capitolio
Eugenio Rayneri Piedra designed El Capitolio
Eugenio Rayneri Piedra architectOf El Capitolio
Raúl Otero notableWork El Capitolio
Plaza Bolívar surroundedBy Capitolio Federal
linked to: El Capitolio