2-620-529 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Havana Central Railway Station, Cuba, c1912 The station is the largest railway station in Cuba with four floors and a mezzanine. The platforms are nearly one kilometre long with a total area of 14,000 square metres. On the main facade, there are two high towers on Belgica Avenue representing the Coat of arms of Cuba and Havana, respectively. The main architect was the American Kenneth MacKenzie Murchison. The station opened on November 30, 1912, on the former arsenal grounds. [Edicion Jordi]