Talk:El Capitolio

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Contrary to uninformed opinion, the Cuban Capitol is not "styled" after the national capitol of the United States, as any person with an architectural education and knowledge of both buildings can see plainly. This opinion has been publicized partly by pro-Castro writers, interested in showing the Cuban republic (1902-1958) as a pseudo colony of the United States.

It's been also helped by the lack of understanding of how neo-classical architecture is designed and how it works. A good example is particularly an architectural historian as Roberto Segre, totally lacking sensibility for classical architecture.

As with buildings of similar function and style, there are some formal similarities; both buildings have a cupola, both have a big main stair... The similarities cease there. The interior layout, the disposition and symbolism of the spaces, the proportions are different.