Simon Bolivar, on Cuban Habana cigar box - Bolivar Royal Coronas Cuban Cigar

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JP9HTBFile size:
37.5 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4404 x 2976 px | 37.3 x 25.2 cm | 14.7 x 9.9 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
31 July 2022Location:
Havana, CubaMore information:
. Photographed at Havana, Cuba in 2022, this detailed documentary image records the subject within its real surroundings and preserves a specific stage in the life of the location. The defining feature is Simon Bolivar, on Cuban Habana cigar box - Bolivar Royal Coronas Cuban Cigar. The setting additionally reflects period architecture, architectural detail, heritage landmark, changing streetscape, public realm, local history, historical comparison, period detail, before-and-after reference, conservation architecture, adaptive reuse, visual archive, urban fabric, and local character. For current editorial use, heritage conservation and adaptive reuse provide additional context, especially through how historic buildings acquire new uses as cities change. Future viewers can use this scene from Havana, Cuba to compare materials and architectural details with whatever follows after changing commercial priorities. A second descriptive layer includes everyday life, architectural character, historic townscape, archival record, social history, historic streetscape, regional identity, and contemporary social history. Elements such as Bolivar, Cuban, cigar, Royal, and Coronas add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. The period setting at Havana, Cuba helps place the main subject within real social and physical surroundings rather than isolating it as an abstract object. The setting also helps illustrate heritage conservation and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism when considered against later change at Havana, Cuba. The image also provides a reference for energy retrofit and the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility without losing the local specificity of Havana, Cuba. Another useful connection is maintenance and keeping older buildings useful without erasing their distinctive character in a form that can be compared with future views of Havana, Cuba.