I used to take friends on their first visit to the capitolio after a tour of the Partagas factory just behind it. There would always be touts in front offering their services. Whether it be sketch artists, photographers, or people selling things. Mostly harmless. On this last visit, my friend tried to take a wide angle picture of the building... More

5 cuc for visiting inside, It is under renovation but ask how you can get in to. More

The Capitolio, is currently undergoing renovations, but my husband and I lucked out and were able to go inside on a guided tour on May 1st, as it is a national holiday in Cuba and therefore must be open to the people. The sheer scale of it is awe-inspiring. It's a beautiful building that needs to be seen to be... More

Very imposing building! Lovely both at night as well as during the day. It was under reconstruction when I visited, so unfortunately I couldn't visit the inside. More

Not much to see except from the outside. Cannot go inside. It needs renovation. Bears a very striking resemblance to the US Capital in Washington DC. Walk around it and take pictures in 5 minutes. Not as clean looking as the photo in the Insight Guide. But plenty of beautiful old 1950's automobiles in the square. More

Actually looks the the capitol in Washington. Beautiful architecure. Very stately More

pity it wasn't open. looks fab from outside. watch for beggars..can be a bit annoying More

but, like many places in Havana, closed and under renovation. More

The main problem with this is that the guidebooks tell you all about it but it is closed with no date for reopening More