Towering Over Miami
If you plan on getting out of your room at one of the quaint hotels in Miami Florida to see some sights maybe you would like to do a drive by of the Freedom Tower. It is one of the older buildings with some height to it and give a nice charm across the sky line that is otherwise full of modern skyscrapers. The tower was built in 1925 and was originally the headquarters to the Miami News an Metropolis newspaper. There was even a printing facility inside. The building has such a great Mediterranean Revival style that came from influences of the Giralda Tower located in the city of Seville, Spain. It is a fresh lemon yellow beacon of hope in the city.
After the Miami news paper move out the government needed the facility to house many refugees that were coming in from near by Cuba. In the sixties, many people from Cuba were trying to get away from the communist regime of Castro. This building was the processing center for all those who came to our country. The deprived immigrants could get some medical care here as well. After the influx of refugees was over in the late seventies, the building was up again to who ever thought they could use it.
The deed was passed around for a few years until 1997 when the building was bought by Jorge Mas Canosa. He was the leader of the Cuban American National Foundation and he wanted to restore the building and make it into a monument for the lost people who found home in the United States and called it Freedom Tower. It is now a museum, library and meeting hall dedicated to the Cuban people visitors can come and learn about what these people went through and why. It has merged with the Miami Dade College and has some wonderful exhibits that show case artists such as Dali. There are many future plans to keep this building alive with rich art and history.
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