El Capitolio

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A statue in front of El Capitolio, shielding the Sun
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A statue in front of El Capitolio, shielding the Sun

The construction started in 1929. the National Capitol Building or El Capitolio, in Havana, Cuba, houses the Cuban Academy of Sciences. It is styled and named after the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the USA. Before the Cuban Revolution of 1959 it was the seat of government.