The monument of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti located in Revolution Square in Havana is undergoing restoration after being erected 50 years ago.
The end of renovation works should be ready by January 27, 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Jose Marti Memorial inside the monument’s building.
Experts say that it already showed signs of deterioration, including dirty and salt-impregnated walls, and the blocks making up the marble statue starting to come apart.
Restoration works also include roof waterproofing, reprinting of images of Jose Marti making up the memorial’s permanent exhibit and the restoration of interior murals containing excerpts of texts by José Marti.
Works are led by experts with the Jose Marti Museum; maintenance workers from the Palace of the Revolution; and other local construction enterprises and the Havana Historian Office’s restoration company.
The monument’s tower is the highest point in Havana: 112.75 meters high up to the top of the tower and 141.995 meters up to the lights and flags.
Sitting at the tower’s base is a marble statue of Jose Marti made by Cuban sculptor Juan Jose Sicre. The statue is 18 meters high and is surrounded by six pillars representing each of the provinces into which the country was previously divided in with their respective coats of arms.
The monument is located in Revolution Square, home to many of the most important meetings and public events that have taken place in Cuba after 1959.
located in Revolution Square in Havana is undergoing restoration after being erected 50 years ago.
The end of renovation works should be ready by January 27, 2011 to mark the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Jose Marti Memorial inside the monument’s building.
Experts say that it already showed signs of deterioration, including dirty and salt-impregnated walls, and the blocks making up the marble statue starting to come apart.
Restoration works also include roof waterproofing, reprinting of images of Jose Marti making up the memorial’s permanent exhibit and the restoration of interior murals containing excerpts of texts by José Marti.
Works are led by experts with the Jose Marti Museum; maintenance workers from the Palace of the Revolution; and other local construction enterprises and the Havana Historian Office’s restoration company.
The monument’s tower is the highest point in Havana: 112.75 meters high up to the top of the tower and 141.995 meters up to the lights and flags.
Sitting at the tower’s base is a marble statue of Jose Marti made by Cuban sculptor Juan Jose Sicre. The statue is 18 meters high and is surrounded by six pillars representing each of the provinces into which the country was previously divided in with their respective coats of arms.
The monument is located in Revolution Square, home to many of the most important meetings and public events that have taken place in Cuba after 1959.
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