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Manzana de Gomez (Gomez' Block), a 20th century building in Havana, was the first shopping mall in Cuba. It is 5 stories tall. It was built by Jose Gomez Mena. The 1910 landmark structure was the first European-style shopping arcade in Cuba.
Interior of Manzana de Gomez
The Manzana de Gomez, was the first entire city block built in Cuba in the beginnings of the 20th century completely for commercial use with two inner diagonal streets that cross the building in all directions integrating the pedestrian circulation with the outer fabric. It is bounded by the streets of Neptuno, San Rafael, Zulueta and Monserrate.
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- Cuba - Eyewitness Travel Guides (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2004) ISBN 075660172X
- Havana (Lonely Planet Publications,2001) ISBN 1864502290
- The Odyssey Illustrated Guide To Cuba (Guidebook Company Ltd. , 1995) ISBN 9622173705
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