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Splendor of Cuba : 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors by Michael Connors (2011, Hardcover)

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THE SPLENDOR OF CUBA: 450 YEARS OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS By Michael Connors & Brent Winebrenner - Hardcover.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100847835677

ISBN-139780847835676

eBay Product ID (ePID)108209657

Product Key Features

Book TitleSplendor of Cuba : 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicInterior Design / General, Caribbean & West Indies, Decorating, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Regional, Caribbean & West Indies / Cuba

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, House & Home, Architecture, Photography, History

AuthorMichael Connors

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight87.7 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width11.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"At a time when hope is in the air that travel to Cuba may soon be possible again for average Americans, The Splendor of Cuba ... offers a different view of the island's culture." ~ Cuba News

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Photographed byWinebrenner, Brent

Dewey Decimal720.97291

SynopsisAn unprecedented tour of stunning and architecturally significant Cuban palacios, mansions, and private homes that have been meticulously preserved, previously un-photographed, and inaccessible to visitors. At a time when more travelers are rediscovering Cuba, this lavishly illustrated volume offers a different view of the island's cultural achievements. It presents not the Cuba of Castro's era, with its derelict buildings and peeling paint, but the opulent world of the Spanish Creole aristocracy of the colonial period, with its Mudejar craftsmanship and baroque palacios, the sugarcane plantations (ingenios) and coffee plantations (cafetales), and classically inspired grand mansions. Exceptional preservation work has kept these villas in the magnificent state in which they were first envisioned. The photographs, shot exclusively for this book, show examples in each area of the island-from the interiors and exteriors in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Pinar del Rio to close-up details of courtyards, balconies, galleries, balustrades, grilles, and louvered doors in Trinidad, Matanzas, and Holguin. One featured home is Finca Vigia ("Lookout House"), the former residence of Ernest Hemingway.

LC Classification NumberNA803