El Templete

Summary

El Templete is a monument to the initial mass of San Cristóbal de la Habana celebrated on November 16, 1519.[1][2]

El Templete
Map
General information
TypeMemorial
Architectural styleNeo-classical
LocationHavana Vieja
Town or city Ciudad de La Habana
CountryCuba Cuba
Coordinates23°08′25.78″N 82°20′56.52″W / 23.1404944°N 82.3490333°W / 23.1404944; -82.3490333
Technical details
MaterialStone

Jean Baptiste Vermay painted the interior of the monument.[3]

Floor Plan

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "El Templete". Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  2. ^ "Templete: genesis of a city". Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. ^ Niell, Paul (August 2012). "Founding the Academy of San Alejandro and the Politics of Taste in Late Colonial Havana, Cuba". Colonial Latin American Review. doi:10.1080/10609164.2012.695628.

Gallery edit

External links edit

  • Jean-Baptiste Vermay, El Templete interior
  • Restauración del Templete (Spanish)
  • Archive of Historic Havana