![]() ![]() Various impediments to the acquisition of the Hermitage by the state led to delays in the demolition and the start of building work, so by 1952 – when Fulgencio Batista seized power in a coup – work on the construction had still not begun.Įager to garner popular support after seizing power, Batista committed to pushing ahead with the construction of a monument to Martí but rather than proceeding with the competition winner, he selected the design that had come third in the competition, created by a group of architects headed by Raoul Otero de Galarraga, a 1905 graduate of Harvard University, and included Enrique Luis Varela, Batista's Minister of Works and his personal friend, and Princeton University Professor Jean Labatut. In order to proceed with the construction of the monument, the Monserrat Hermitage, which occupied the proposed site, had to be demolished. The fourth competition held in 1943 resulted in the selection of a design by the architect Aquiles Maza and the sculptor Juan José Sicre. Entries included a version of the tower topped with a statue of Martí, and a monument similar to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., with a statue of Martí seated within. The design was eventually selected from various entries put forward in a series of competitions beginning in 1939. The 109 m (358 ft) tower, designed by a team of architects led by Raoul Otero de Galarraga, is in the form of a five-pointed star, encased in grey Cuban marble from the Isla de Pinos. It is the largest monument to a writer in the world. It consists (in plan) of a star-shaped tower, a statue of Martí surrounded by six columns, and gardens. The José Martí Memorial is located on the northern side of the Plaza de la Revolución in the Vedado area of Havana. ![]() The Havana project originated years before and was approved in January 1938, while a contest was being called, the winners of which were the sculptor Juan J. Hwee-Young Jang well worth the reader’s time.Included in the Plaza project was a monument to the apostle José Martí, which significantly surpassed the Central Park monument in scale by Anna Hyatt Huntington. ![]() The reader will find the questions and answers found on pages 223 to 235 intriguing, for they contain interesting observations by Dr. Preparation period is discussed, and the last days of the Earth are analyzed. Most readers will be surprised at what they read in chapters nine and ten. The glossary will be helpful, and useful. This book contains three parts and ten chapters, and a recommended reading list and index is included. Jang’s Web site at The material found there will be highly interesting. Those interested in further information should visit Dr. The author looks at the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead for humankind. Details about the nature of consciousness and revelations about alien life are detailed.Įssentially, this well-written book is written for every reader willing to prepare for the coming great change and to take an active part in that change. There is also an explanation of the purpose of life and the true meaning of existence. Along the way, the author gives vital information on the origins of the world and humankind, and discusses the fall of the legendary civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria.Īs this interesting and educational book unfolds, information on reincarnation and past-life memories are shared with the reader. ![]() Hwee-Yong Jang gives the reader a fresh, concise perspective and guide to the transformation and consciousness shift believed to take place in the coming year, 2012. Publisher: Llewellyn Publications (February 2007) The Gaia Project 2012: The Earth’s Coming Changesīy Hwee-Yong Jang, Translated by Mira Tyson ![]()
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