National Hotel of Cuba, 80th Anniversary.

Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Cuba tourism flagship hotel celebrates eight decades Nearly eight decades of history prestige the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, a CLASSIC DISTINCTION of Gran Caribe hotel group, which retains all the splendor of its eclectic architecture, art-deco and Moorish. Located on a hill a few meters from the sea in the most central part of the Havana offers a unique view of the beautiful panorama of the city. Its magnificence has trapped hundreds of celebrities from the arts, sciences and politics as Winston Churchill, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Johnny Weismuller, María Félix, Jorge Negrete and Alexander Flemming, who have left their mark among the gardens and lounges hotel. Because of its historical values and heritage, in the year 1998 was declared Monument National Republic of Cuba. Call for contest on The 80th Anniversary of the Hotel Nacional de Cuba. We invite all those who in one way or another wish to participate, collaborate and integrated the program called "Memories, historical, cultural and Cuban values of National Hotel of Cuba. The hotel has been involved in important developments over the time, and it has made our hotel a unique place in the capital that gives historical references. This special stamp is supported by an entire photographic memory, film, documentary and verbal events each certifying the genuineness of his history. The Hotel Nacional de Cuba is part of Heritage for been locked in the same battery grounds of Santa Clara, one of the main points of defense of Havana in the eighteenth century (1797-1799). Today still retain two of its most powerful cannon, which joined the same in 1890 with the names of Ordonez and Krupp. In 1998 it was declared a National Monument by the commission of Monuments Office of the Historian of the City, and in 2000 in an historical investigation documented by French television, was declared among 25 hotel-palaces of the world. In 2004, 2005 and 2006 the Hotel was recognized by international polling among the three first hotels in the world. He was also declared the Best Destination City in Cuba and the Caribbean. Given the historical connotations that have had all these years, the direction of Hotel Nacional de Cuba and its workers call on all those institutions or people who, one way or another, to collaborate, assist or participate in the enhancement and the expansion of the assets, indigenous, historical, architectural and cultural. To this purpose we invite to participate and collaborate: A specialists and exceptional witnesses of important events that contribute to compilation process for the categorization of Hotel Nacional de Cuba as SITE MEMORY OF THE WORLD (awarded by UNESCO). A experts in architectural restoration, art and other objects that could recover and enrich the heritage of the hotel. A film artists and photography to expand the present and historical memory future installation. To the artists: to have 80 new works by way of tribute for all years of the hotel. The artists exponents of our Cuban music by the contribution of values of Cuban and recognize the hotel as a place of inspiration. The writers, poets and researchers to address different issues and may constitute grounds for literary documents. A distinguished guests that have given prestige to our facility: to can convey their experiences. A person or collectors who preserved objects, accessories, documents, photographs and others: to contribute selflessly to heritage of the hotel to consider. For tourists who, for some reason, his memory treasured moments special hotel, we invite you to share and exchange to take record of those great moments of his life, both verbal and documented. A members of the performing arts for their contribution and collaboration in the strengthening of Cuban seal the show's Cabaret Parisien and the events held at our facility. Source: http://www.gran-caribe.cu, Promotion and Public Relationship of Gran Caribe's Hotel