Old Havana: Topographic Views

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Title	Old Havana: Topographic Views
View	Plaza de la Catedral, Palacio de Marques de Arcos showing the arched ground floor loggia and large second floor glass doors opening to balconies facing the square
Work Type	visual works photographs visual works topographical views
Style/Period	Twentieth century
Creator Name	Gilchrist, Scott
Creator Nationality	Canadian
Date.Creator Birth	1960
Contributors to Project	Scott Gilchrist (Canadian photographer, born 1960)
Subject.work	cityscape historical City planning Spain--Colonies--America
Country	Cuba
City	Havana
State/Province	Ciudad de la Habana
Art Medium	digital images
Technique	photography
Dates	1996 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/14/1996
Subject Information	La Habana (Havana) was the chief naval station of the Spanish in 16th century (founded 1519); captured by British in 1762, restored in 1763. Site of initial battle of Spanish-American War in 1898; seat of revolutionary government since 1959. Old Havana (Spanish: La Habana Vieja) contains the core of the original city of Havana. The positions of the original Havana city walls are the modern boundaries of Old Havana. Old Havana and its fortifications is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Information.source	Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Notes) [website]; http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/vocabularies/tgn/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)

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