Closeups of the teal-painted, brutalist FOCSA (Fomento de Obras y Construcciones Sociedad Anónima) building in Havana Cuba. Shaped like a boomerang.

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The FOCSA Building was built from 1954 to 1956. Named after the contracting company Fomento de Obras y Construcciones, Sociedad Anónima, it is 121 metres tall and located in the Vedado section of Havana. At the time of construction it was the second largest residential concrete building in the world, second only to the Martinelli Building in São Paulo, Brazil.

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Size: 8083px × 5417px
Location: El Focsa, 17, La Habana, Cuba
Photo credit: © Colin Walton / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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