Public Art and Architecture from Around the World

Tag: Marble

  • The Knot

    The Knot

    Santiago de Cuba In December of 2010, the city of Santiago de Cuba held its first Rene Valdes Cedeño Public Sculpture Symposium, an homage to an artist and teacher who authored works as important as the Cuba’s Abel Santamaria Monument. Sponsored by the Caguayo Foundation and the Advisory Council for the Development of Public Sculptures…

  • Nature

    Nature

    This piece, titled Nature, is by Juan Quintanilla. In December of 2010, the city of Santiago de Cuba held its first Rene Valdes Cedeño Public Sculpture Symposium. Sponsored by the Caguayo Foundation and the Advisory Council for the Development of Public Sculptures and Monuments, the symposium seeks to promote sculpting in marble and metals.  Nature was…

  • Richmond District Police Station

    461 6th Avenue Richmond Police Station Richmond District The Richmond District Police Station was built in 1927 in a red-brick Romanesque Revival style. The Horse Barn Behind the police station this brick building housed horses with a loft to hold their feed in the back.  Both buildings were renovated in 1990 and the horse building…