The Bacardí Building is one of the finest Art Deco buildings in Latin America — a twelve-storey tower completed in 1930 for the rum dynasty, rising above the colonial rooflines of Old Havana with terracotta facades, glazed granite, and an exuberant confidence in the architecture of its moment.
The exterior is the main event: pink granite at street level, terracotta panels depicting stylised female figures above, a stepped crown, and the famous bronze bat atop the tower. The ground floor bar — the original Bacardí bar — still operates, and the building's lobby retains its Art Deco interior. The building is not open for tours but the exterior and lobby are worth close examination. It stands at the corner of Avenida de Bélgica and San Juan de Dios, a few blocks from the Parque Central.