The Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors

n unprecedented tour o and stunning architecturally signiicant Cuban palacios, mansions, and private homes that have been meticulously preserved, previously un-photographed, and inaccessible visitors to. At a time when more travelers are rediscovering Cuba, this lavishly illustrated volume oers a dierent view o the island's cultural achievements. It presents not the Cuba o Castro's era, with its derelict buildings and peeling paint, but the opulent world o the Spanish Creole aristocracy o the colonial period, with its Mudejar cratsmanship and baroque palacios, the sugarcane plantations (ingenios) and coee plantations (caetales), and classically inspired grand mansions. Exceptional preservation work has kept these villas in the magniicent state in which they were irst envisioned. У військовий час актуальність товару уточнюйте за номером телефону.