El Capitolio

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building national capitol parliament building tourist attraction

El Capitolio is a grand neoclassical building in Havana that once housed Cuba’s national congress and now serves as one of the city’s most iconic architectural symbols.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building → national capitol → parliament building → tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs	Capitolio Nacional de La Habana →
architecturalStyle	Art Deco → Neoclassical architecture →
constructionEndDate	1929 →
constructionStartDate	1926 →
contains	statue La República →
country	Cuba →
currentFunction	government building → seat of the National Assembly of People’s Power →
formerFunction	seat of the Cuban Congress →
hasArchitect	Eugenio Rayneri Piedra → Raúl Otero →
hasClient	Government of Cuba →
hasDome	yes →
hasFeature	Hall of Lost Steps → central rotunda → grand staircase → large central dome → marble statues →
hasRestoration	major restoration in the 2010s →
height	about 92 m →
heritageDesignation	National Monument of Cuba →
inception	1926 →
inspiredBy	United States Capitol →
isPartOf	historic center of Havana →
locatedIn	Centro Habana →
locatedInCity	Havana →
locatedOn	Paseo del Prado →
materialUsed	granite → limestone → marble →
nativeName	El Capitolio →
nativeNameLanguage	es →
near	Gran Teatro de La Habana → Parque Central → Paseo del Prado promenade →
officialOpeningDate	1929 →
owner	State of Cuba →
significance	iconic landmark of Cuba → symbol of Havana →
usedFor	guided tours → legislative sessions → official ceremonies →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Havana →	hasLandmark
Gran Teatro de La Habana →	locatedNear
El Capitolio →	nativeName