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Art Deco in Havana: tropical elegance.
Born in Paris and exported around the world, the Art Deco style found fertile and unique ground in Havana. Starting in the 1930s, as Cuba sought to assert its postcolonial identity, Art Deco established itself as the language of modernity. Influenced by North American trends, but also by local traditions, it manifested itself in bold, sensual, and deeply urban architecture.