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The splendor of Cuba : 450 Years of architecture and interiors / Michael Connors ; principal photography by Brent Winebrenner, design by Massimo Vignelli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Connors, Michael W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--Cuba--History.
- Architecture.
- Interior architecture--Cuba--History.
- Interior architecture.
- Interior decoration--Cuba--History.
- Interior decoration.
- History.
- Cuba.
- Physical Description:
- 320 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Rizzoli ; Enfield : Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2011.
- Summary:
- An 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 picturesque 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780847835676
- 0847835677
- OCLC:
- 751831706
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