. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 11 I I I I I I I â . iiiii!i rrr TTT ^77 mmn ⢠mimi nimii i» " ⢠ll I I III. liuilding of the Commercial Exchange of Havana. The Havana Commercial Exchange. The inauguration of the beautiful and stately edifice of the Lonja de Com- ercio on San Francisco Square, on March 28, was an impressive ceremony. President Gomez, high government of- ficials and a distinguished crowd of in- vited guests, numbering hundreds, at- tended. The foundations under the steel columns were all made down to solid rock, which in some cases was found at a depth of 9 mete
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 11 I I I I I I I â . iiiii!i rrr TTT ^77 mmn ⢠mimi nimii i» " ⢠ll I I III. liuilding of the Commercial Exchange of Havana. The Havana Commercial Exchange. The inauguration of the beautiful and stately edifice of the Lonja de Com- ercio on San Francisco Square, on March 28, was an impressive ceremony. President Gomez, high government of- ficials and a distinguished crowd of in- vited guests, numbering hundreds, at- tended. The foundations under the steel columns were all made down to solid rock, which in some cases was found at a depth of 9 meters below the street level and eight meters below the level of the bay. In places it was necessary to have five large steam pumps running to keep the water down so that the ex- cavation could go on and the concrete be put in. The whole of the building is, as far as modern engineering can make it, proof against fire, earthquakes or hurricanes, and equipped with every modern plumbing fixture. The floors are of reinforced concrete, as are the outside walls of the building. The stone was made in Havana with native workmen. All of the woodwork in the building is of Cuban cedar and mahogany. Over 190,000 imported Spanish mosaic tiles were used in the floors. 25,000 base tiles around the walls were used. The five-story building covers 8,000 square feet, or 2,400 square meters, and is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the world, except as to height, and in this respect Ha- vana has not yet tried to imitate New York, five stories being the limit of Havana's am- bition so far. The dome is of a rich carmine tint with a golden figure of Mercury on its apex. The building is one in which the city may justly take pride. Purdy & Henderson were the contractors. The Hotel Inglaterra in Havana will soon have two additional stories. The interior will be practically rebuilt, and all modern improvements added. The Sevilla is like- wise undergoing important alterations, and a new
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