The Presidential Palace was inaugurated in 1920. It remained the presidential residence until 1959. Since the early 1960's it houses the "Museo de la Revolución", largely devoted to the revolutionary years in the 1950's. The dome is under restoration,  just like the one of the Capitolio here below.

There's too much green nowadays to take the picture from the same spot. Trees and bushes obscure the Capitolio for the greater part there. And even this close to the original spot wasn't without danger, being on the crossing of several busy roads.  

The Belén Convent and Church was completed in 1718. Originally the convent was run as a convalescent home and poor house by the Order of Bethlehem (thus the Spanish name Belén). Between 1842 and 1854 it served as headquarters for a Spanish infantry battalion. In 1854 it was handed over to the Jesuit Order and functioned as a Preparatory School until 1925, when a larger facility was needed to house all the students.

The statue of José Marti is in the center of the Central Park. The tower, on the right in the background, belongs to the Centro Gallego Palace. The windows and balconies on the right belong to the famous Hotel Ingleterra. The floral decorations were put there to commemorate the death of José Marti on May 19 (1895).

Just to get out of the city and get some fresh air in the country, a night in Viñales was booked. We had visited that town in 1998 and I had good memories of the view at the Los Jasmines hotel. It's a pretty unique landscape and still stunning.