{"product_id":"splendor-cuba-years-architecture-interiors","title":"The Splendor of Cuba: 450 Years of Architecture and Interiors","description":"An unprecedented tour of stunning and architecturally significant Cuban palacios mansions and private homes that have been meticulously preserved previously un-photographed and inaccessible to visitors. At a time when more travelers are rediscovering Cuba this lavishly illustrated volume offers a different view of the island’s cultural achievements. It presents not the Cuba of Castro’s era with its derelict buildings and peeling paint but the opulent world of the Spanish Creole aristocracy of the colonial period with its Mudejar craftsmanship and baroque palacios the sugarcane plantations (ingenios) and coffee plantations (cafetales) and classically inspired grand mansions. Exceptional preservation work has kept these villas in the magnificent state in which they were first envisioned.The photographs shot exclusively for this book show examples in each area of the island-from the interiors and exteriors in Havana Santiago de Cuba Santa Clara Cienfuegos and Pinar del Rio to close-up details of courtyards balconies galleries balustrades grilles and louvered doors in Trinidad Matanzas and Holguin. One featured home is Finca Vigia (“Lookout House”) the former residence of Ernest Hemingway.            \t\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e 320 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rizzoli; 9.5.2011 edition (October 4 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0847835677\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 978-0847835676\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e    Product Dimensions:     \u003c\/b\u003e    11.3 x 1.4 x 11.2 inches    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Weight:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.4 pounds \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Photography \u0026 Video","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":30800559734872,"sku":"847835677","price":85.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/6217\/4808\/products\/61M1OjLyBLL.jpg?v=1570952548","url":"https:\/\/socialskills21.myshopify.com\/products\/splendor-cuba-years-architecture-interiors","provider":"socialskills21","version":"1.0","type":"link"}