CAPITOLIO NACIONAL DE LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA
Construcción 1929 Camara de CINE PERIODICO
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
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Construcción 1929 Camara de CINE PERIODICO
The Alameda de Isabel II, or Paseo de Extramuros, begun in 1772 under the regime of the Marqués de la Torre, would become one of the main meeting and relaxation spots for Havana society of the time. It was not until 1904, two years after the establishment of the Republic, that it was named the Paseo de Martí by the municipal government. The Paseo initially consisted of a simple boulevard created for animal-drawn traffic. In 1834, under the government of General Tacón, the Paseo was remodeled, and acquired greater status through improvements in street furniture, public lighting and paving. Through the urban improvement plan implemented by the North American government of occupation in 1898, the Paseo was rebuilt, and given new trees and furnishings. During the project to expand and beautify Havana under the goverment of Gerardo Machado, the French landscaper Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier was invited by Carlos Miguel de Céspedes, the Minister for Public Works, to redesign the linear park. Forestier was accompanied by French architect Jean Labatut, who designed the obelisk for the José Marti monument in the Plaza Cívica some thirty-three years later. Forestier and Labatut were assisted by a team of Frenchmen and Cubans, including Raúl Otero. The redesign of the park complemented the construction of the Capitol, and both were inaugurated on May 20th, 1929.
Construcción 1929 Camara de CINE PERIODICO
Comenzada su edificación en 1772, durante el régimen del Marqués de la Torre, pronto la Alameda de Isabel II o Paseo de Extramuros, pasaría a formar uno de los sectores de distracción de la sociedad habanera de entonces. No es hasta 1904, dos años después de la instauración de la República, que es nombrado por el Ayuntamiento, Paseo de Martí. Inicialmente consistió en una simple alameda amoldada para el tránsito del paseo con tracción de animales. En 1834, bajo el gobierno del General Tacón fue remodelado y adquiere mayor jerarquía con las mejoras en mobiliario, el alumbrado público y la pavimentación. En 1898, el plan de mejoras urbanas activado por el Gobierno Interventor norteamericano, incluye la reconstrucción del mismo, recibiendo nuevo arbolado y mobiliario. Con la realización del proyecto de ensanche y embellecimiento de La Habana, bajo el gobierno de Gerardo Machado e invitado por Carlos Miguel de Céspedes, Secretario de Obras Públicas, el paisajista francés Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier acompañado por el arquitecto francés Jean Labatut,( quien treinta y tres años más tarde sería responsable por el diseño del obelisco para el Monumento a José Martí en la Plaza Cívica) y secundados por un equipo de colocadores franceses y cubanos, (entre los que se destaca Raúl Otero), es que se rediseña el parque lineal complementando la construcción del Capitolio Nacional, ambas siendo inauguradas el 20 de mayo de 1929.
The Alameda de Isabel II, or Paseo de Extramuros, begun in 1772 under the regime of the Marqués de la Torre, would become one of the main meeting and relaxation spots for Havana society of the time. It was not until 1904, two years after the establishment of the Republic, that it was named the Paseo de Martí by the municipal government. The Paseo initially consisted of a simple boulevard created for animal-drawn traffic. In 1834, under the government of General Tacón, the Paseo was remodeled, and acquired greater status through improvements in street furniture, public lighting and paving. Through the urban improvement plan implemented by the North American government of occupation in 1898, the Paseo was rebuilt, and given new trees and furnishings. During the project to expand and beautify Havana under the goverment of Gerardo Machado, the French landscaper Jean Claude Nicolas Forestier was invited by Carlos Miguel de Céspedes, the Minister for Public Works, to redesign the linear park. Forestier was accompanied by French architect Jean Labatut, who designed the obelisk for the José Marti monument in the Plaza Cívica some thirty-three years later. Forestier and Labatut were assisted by a team of Frenchmen and Cubans, including Raúl Otero. The redesign of the park complemented the construction of the Capitol, and both were inaugurated on May 20th, 1929.
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