University
of Havana
University of Havana was
originally founded in 1728. In the early 19th centrury it moved
to it's present
location in Vedado and the campus was modeled after Columbia University in New York City.
The 100-step escalinata (staircase) leads from Calle L to the Alma Mater, a statue that welcomes students
to the halls of higher learning and has been a gathering spot for demonstrations and rallies ever since the
late 1920s.
Here, as a student in the 1940s, Fidel attended the Faculty of Law, and later made his first political
speeches to fellow students.
location in Vedado and the campus was modeled after Columbia University in New York City.
The 100-step escalinata (staircase) leads from Calle L to the Alma Mater, a statue that welcomes students
to the halls of higher learning and has been a gathering spot for demonstrations and rallies ever since the
late 1920s.
Here, as a student in the 1940s, Fidel attended the Faculty of Law, and later made his first political
speeches to fellow students.