Cathedral of Havana

The Cathedral of Havana, referred to in full as La Catedral de la Virgen María de la Concepción Inmaculada de La Habana (English: Cathedral of The Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception), is a cathedral located in Havana, Cuba. It also serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Cristobal de la Habana.

The Cathedral of Havana stood on the site of an earlier church, facing the nearby plaza. Finished by 1777, the cathedral was built in a Baroque style, featuring many curves and double curves that turn into column-like pilaster structures within the facade.

As well as this, the building's obvious asymmetry and curious construction material - coral taken from the ocean nearby - make it one of the most unique houses of worship in the world.

In 1722, the pirate Edward Kenway visited the location, believing he would find his target, the Templar Grand Master Laureano de Torres y Ayala, there. Instead, he found Torres' bodyguard, El Tiburón, whom he followed to the Castillo San Salvador de la Punta.

Trivia

• Two Animus fragments could be found atop the cathedral.
• Although it would not yet have existed by the time Edward visited Havana, the Cathedral of Havana was present in Abstergo Entertainment's Virtual Experience due to its status as a recognizable landmark. Historically, it would still have been a small church rising from drained swampland.

Gallery

Concept artScreenshots

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  Concept art of the cathedral
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  Concept art of the cathedral's rooftop
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  Concept art of Havana's architecture, including the cathedral
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  Concept art of the Plaza de la Catedral
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  Concept art of an Assassin overlooking the plaza
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  Concept art of festivities at the plaza

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  A group of Templars gathered at the Plaza de la Catedral
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  Edward meeting up with Rhona Dinsmore near the cathedral

Reference

• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag