Havana - Plaza de San Francisco

 

 

Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis

 

 

Plaza de San Francisco - Ann & Chopin

 

 

El Caballero de Paris

 

 

Lonja del Comercio

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A pleasant square by the old port area of Havana.

 

Because of the 16th Century Franciscan Basilica's great acoustics, it is now a concert hall. Maybe that is why there is this seated bronze of Chopin in the square.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Which other capital city would you find a bronze of a tramp? Apparently a gregarious and educated figure who lost his mind in later years and is buried in the Basilica Menor de San Francisco de Asis. Touching his beard, finger & foot is supposed to give students "Good Luck" in exams.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lonja del Comercio was the old Stock Exchange. Not much call for such buildings in a Communist society, so it is now used as prestigious offices by some foreign companies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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