Freedom Tower

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Freedom Tower is a historic landmark in downtown Miami, Florida, famed for its Mediterranean Revival architecture and its role as a former Cuban refugee processing center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
historic landmark
museum
office building
skyscraper
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places
architecturalStyle Mediterranean Revival
Spanish Renaissance Revival
associatedWith Cuban exile history
Cuban-American community
category Buildings and structures completed in 1925
Landmarks in Miami
National Historic Landmarks in Florida
Skyscraper office buildings in Miami
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designatedAs U.S. National Historic Landmark
floorCount 17
formerName Miami Freedom Tower
surface form: Miami News Tower
hasArchitecturalFeature arched windows
cupola
decorative cornices
ornamental tower
stucco façade
height 255 feet
78 meters
heritageDesignation Miami Historic Landmark
locatedIn Downtown Miami
Florida
Miami
Miami-Dade County
United States of America
surface form: United States
near American Airlines Arena
surface form: American Airlines Arena (now Kaseya Center)

Biscayne Boulevard
NHLDesignationDate October 6, 2008
nickname Angel Island
surface form: Ellis Island of the South
notableFor Mediterranean Revival architecture
role in processing Cuban refugees
NRHPListingDate September 10, 1974
opened 1925
originalFunction headquarters of The Miami News
owner Miami Dade College
significantEventPeriod Cuban exodus after the Cuban Revolution
usedAs Cuban refugee processing center
cultural center
exhibition space
museum space
usedBy United States government
yearCompleted 1925

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