Gran Teatro de La Habana

Gran Teatro de La Habana is a theater in Havana, Cuba, home to the Cuban National Ballet.

It was designed by the Belgian architect Paul Belau and built by Purdy and Henderson, Engineers in 1914 at the site of the former Teatro Tacón.

During the first years of Cuban independence when thousands of immigrants arrived in Cuba from Spain, a new building addition was constructed around the concert hall of Teatro Tacón.

[2] Originally known as the Centro Gallego de La Habana, the building is decorated with sculptures by Giuseppe Moretti representing benevolence, education, music and theatre.

The Centro Gallego a Baroque Revival building,[b] was built around the old concert hall of the Teatro Tacón located at the corner of Calles of San Rafael and Consulado.

Gran Teatro de la Habana, 1915.
Detail showing the architectural connection of the Centro Gallego to the new stone facing of 1838 Teatro Tacon on Calle San Rafael.