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Museum of the Castle of the Royal Forces
Museum and Art galleries - Old City of Havana Regions of Cuba - Travel Guide This museum is located in the Castillo de la Real Fuerza, the oldest colonial fortress in the Americas. Built in 1577, according to the military engineering practice of the times the castle was fortified with massive bulwarks, studded with cannons, bombards and culverins (many of them still in place) and equipped with a moat to protect it from the enemy. The fortress was the official residence of the Captain General until 1791. At the top of it, on the "Tribute Tower," a former look-out point, you will find the world-famous statue that is the symbol of Havana, La Giraldilla, a graceful female figure representing Doña Isabel de Bobadilla, the first woman governor of Cuba. The figure was cast in bronze and formerly served as a wind vane for ships entering the harbor. In 1977, on its 400th anniversary, after a long history as a fortress, governor's residence, library and archive, it was declared a National Monument and now houses a specialized Cuban ceramics collection. Collections:
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20, 2000
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