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Arco de Belén, Havana

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Arco de Belén. Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba. Agosto de 2016 01
Arco de Belén. Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba. Agosto de 2016 01

The Arco de Belén was built by Pedro Medina in 1775 and was part of the Convent and Church of Nuestra Señora de Belén located on Calle Acosta, it is a short tunnel that characterizes the location. The old Convent of Nuestra Señora de Belén is the first baroque building in Old Havana. It was completed in 1718 and directed by the Order of Bethlemites. The Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, moved from Havana to Miami after Fidel coup, was created in the mid 19th century in the facilities of the Convent of Belén of Havana. Currently it houses a residence for the elderly financed by the Office of the Historian of Old Havana.

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10104 Havana (San Isidro, La Habana Vieja)
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Arco de Belén. Habana Vieja, La Habana, Cuba. Agosto de 2016 01
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