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History, Geography, Citizenship, Design & Technology, Social Studies
Foundation, KS1, KS2, KS3, KS4
5 - 7, 7 - 11, 11 - 14, 14 - 16
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El Capitolio, or the National Capitol Building, is the former seat of government and the most famous landmark in Cuba. Located in Havana, it was completed in 1929 and was the city’s tallest building until the 1950s and the third highest in the world at the time of its completion. The entrance, ‘La Escalinata’, has 55 steps and is flanked on either side by 6.5m of bronze statues by the Italian artist Angelo Zanelli. The El Capitolio building is now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences.
