Where is the art deco landmark Bacardi Building located?
The Bacardi Building (Edificio Bacardí) is an Art Deco Havana landmark designed by the architects Esteban Rodríguez-Castells and Rafael Fernández Ruenes and completed in 1930.
It was designed to be the headquarters for the Bacardi Rum Company; it was nationalized by the Castro government in the early 1960s. In 2001, the building was restored by an Italian construction firm. The interior retains the original decorations in marble and granite. It is regarded as one of the finest Art Deco buildings in Latin America. Construction was completed in December 1930 and at the time it was the tallest building in Havana.
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billyboy915
teacherchicky,
Bacardi was founded on February 4 by Don Facundo Bacardí Massó in Santiago de Cuba. What is the connection to Puerto Rico?
teacherchicky
If I didn't know this I would have picked Puerto Rico because of the rum! Bacardi rum.
Rafi Manory
There are buildings by the same name in Miami but the style is different.