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Edificio Girón / 1

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Edificio Girón is a seafront apartment building, located in the Vedado district where Calle F meets the Malecón. It was opened in 1967, the year that Che Guevara died, and a decade that saw Cuba settle from revolutionary fervour into a socialist republic. The Girón building was formed from two 17-storey blocks, fitted with elevators and with a series of tubular walkways that join the two hemispheres like neural fibres. It is also called the ‚Experimental Building‘, because the first time in Cuba a sliding formwork was used. Some call this kind of architecture 'brutalism' ;-) The years haven’t been kind to the Edificio Girón, nevertheless it's still fully inhabited. This photo was a quick shot out of a car, so I apologize for cutting the peak ;-) More images will follow.
For some details about Havana architecture read this, Edificio Girón is also described here.
www.thebohemianblog.com/2016/05/climbing-all-over-the-massive-modernist-architecture-of-cuba.html

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 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Der damalige Zeitgeist hat auch vor Cuba nicht haltgemacht, britische Sozialwohnungsblocks aus der Zeit sehen ähnlich aus:-)
6 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Gudrun club
Einserseits schrecklich und gespenstisch, andererseits architektonisch und technisch interessant. Das dumme für die Bewohner ist nur, dass die Lifte nicht mehr funktionieren.
6 years ago.
 Xata
Xata club
As I told in another pic I love this series. And am thankful because I learnt something very interesting with your comment. Have a nice day.
6 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Xata club
Glad you like it Xata! Have a great weekend ahead!
6 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
architecture 'brutalism'...empfinde ich grad genauso aber es hat wiederrum den Zeitgeist dieser Zeit bewahrt. In Gross finde ich die Laterne davor noch klasse..das Licht hebt sie hervor...mal weiter gucken ;)
6 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Mir gefällt so was morbides betoniges ja immer. Ob es da schön wohnen drin ist, ist eine andere Frage.......
6 years ago.
 Dinesh
Dinesh club
A great image.

P.S Thanks for the link.

Socialism was a great dream those days.
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Heide
Heide club
Gleicht einem Monumentalbau- beeindruckend.
6 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Easy to see why this style was called brutalism...............and I was surprised to read that these are still fully inhabited - the building looks like it has been empty for years!

Nevertheless, it's a realy gift for photographers! Nicely taken - especially from a moving vehicle..!!
6 years ago.
 Steve Bucknell
Steve Bucknell club
Brother to Park Hill flats here in Sheffield, the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire. Comrades!
6 years ago.
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6 years ago.
Steve Bucknell club has replied to Berny club
Yes, very, very similar. They are good places to live if properly maintained and given good security. Lots of people loved them, but young families were put there, which was inappropriate.
6 years ago.