Santa Clara Monastery in Cuba, Havana resort
Rating: 8,1/10 (800 votes)  The current museum complex, after restoration included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Once the future monastery was a small nursing home for orphaned girls. A few decades later, the building was completed with donations, and soon it became officially called the Women's Monastery of St. Clara. This monastery operated until the end of the 20th century, when all the nuns left the building in connection with an order from the authorities to make the Ministry of Public Works out of the monastery. And only in 1982, the monastery was restored, and its historical status and name were returned to it. At the moment, the premises for the service, the crypts and library, together with the hospital wing, have been completely renovated, and there is a museum. The annex with cells was turned into a hotel, and the refectory into a small cozy restaurant. Each room-cell has its own unique style of furnishings in the best traditions of colonial houses.  We also recommend reading National Capitol Building in Cuba, Havana Resort Topic: Santa Clara Monastery in Cuba, Havana resort. |
