Diamond Capitol Havana Cuba
The "zero kilometer" of Cuba is in Havana in the Capitol, a building constructed in 1929 by Eugenio Raynier Stone, and is intended to house and be home to the legislative body of the Congress of the Republic of Cuba Located in the center of capital, Havana. When Congress was dissolved, is now the headquarters of the Ministry for the Convention and Exhibition Center. Open to the public, is one of the most visited tourist destinations in the city. It is the second highest point in Havana after the monument to José Martà Revolution Square.
The building has a 25-carat diamond embedded in the floor or the Hall of Lost Steps Pasos Perdidos, right in the center of the dome and at the foot of the Statue of the Republic. It is said that the diamond is owned by the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II, and healing powers. The diamond marks the kilometer zero of the Cuban streets.
Although protected by a solid unbreakable glass considered sculpture, the diamond was stolen March 25, 1946 and returned on June 2 next year.
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