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Posted: 08 May 2017


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The FOCSA Building

The FOCSA Building
The FOCSA Building (built in 1956 and named after the contracting company, Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima) is, at 121 metres high, the tallest building in Cuba, located in Vedado - Havana. At completion in 1956 it was considered a national sensation due to its modern technology and it signalled the start of a wave of construction of tall buildings in Havana. In an era when concrete construction of buildings more than 18 storeys tall was considered unaffordable, the FOCSA was only the second project of its kind in the world.

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 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Mordstrümmer ! Schöne Architekturaufnahme ! Cuba mal ganz anders ! Danke fürs Zeigen und den Text zum Bild !
6 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Ulrich John club
Diesmal hatten wir auch Hochhäuser, alte Hotels und architektonische Highlights eingeplant, und wo immer es geht, muss ich ganz rauf ;-))
6 years ago.
 Leo W
Leo W club
gut gestaltet, erwartet man nicht in Cuba
6 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Modern architecture; very well captured.
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Bei uns wäre das inzwischen unter Denkmalschutz!
6 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Gudrun club
Das ist dort auch so etwas wie ein Architekturdenkmal, als erster so hoher reiner Stahlbeton-Skyscraper, alle anderen Tragkonstruktionen waren damals aus Stahl.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
.........................and still a very impressive looking building today..!! Superbly composed and taken Berny!
6 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
ADMIRABLE
6 years ago.