Miami Freedom Tower

Miami Freedom Tower is a monument Downtown Miami Miami located in United States.

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600 Biscayne Blvd Miami , FL 33132 United States

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MC

It's not just a tower. There is a special meaning and history about this tower. I couldn't visit inside it. But i passed by tower on sightseeing bus and took pictures

Michael McDonald

This historic landmark reflects the Cuban immigration influence of Miami. This was the location where immigrants were processed and welcomed into the United States .

The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

The Miami Freedom Tower is considered the Ellis Island of the south. It is where where Cuban refugees were processed and helped after fleeing communism and oppression in Cuba in the 1960s . Read more

HISTORY

Completed in 1924 and once home to the long-gone Miami News ; during the 1960s offices at the Miami Freedom Tower processed requests for political asylum during the first wave of Cuban immigration .

HarrisLaw PA

Miami Tower at International Place 100 S.E. 2nd Street, Suite 3400 Miami, Florida 33131 Toll-Free: (800) 792-9526 Office: (305) 792-8677 Fax: (305) 726-0048 E-mail: info@harrislawpa.com Read more

Downtown Miami

Come by for the exhibitions of drawing and painting and selected photography and film from CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection on September 20-22 12pm-5pm. More info: dwntwnartdays.com/artdays.php

AIA Florida

You are at one of Florida’s Top 100 buildings. To vote the Freedom Tower as the number one building in Florida visit <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.aiaflatop100.org"target="_blank" data-sig="gu+GmIJOquIj8u/EpMmygIH3D7o=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">www.aiaflatop100.org</a>. Voting is open from March 5 - April 9, 2012.

Downtown Miami

ACTIVATE: MDCulture, one night event kicks off the College’s new cultural campaign, will present different artworks and art performances on September 20 6-9pm. More info:dwntwnartdays.com/artdays.php

Gio Gonzalez

Freedom Tower at 16 miles to the northeast of Miami dentist Flossy Smiles Gio Gonzalez, DMD

Downtown Miami

Join our Walking Tour No. 1: Three Buildings to visit buildings from previous eras on September 20 at 11am.

The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign

Considered a Beacon of hope and liberty for all, the Miami Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College will be lit up in pink until October 7 to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month. <aclass="entity url"rel="nofollow" href="http://www.bcacampaign.com"target="_blank" data-sig="z7OOfvYscFT6mem9p7aqvyLtp+k=" onmousedown="fourSq.ui.OutgoingLink.mousedown($(this), event)" data-source="tip-text">www.bcacampaign.com</a> Read more

Downtown Miami

In recent years, the Freedom Tower has served as an important venue for premiere exhibitions of MDC's Art Gallery System

Vallyri

They have a small museum inside, but you can't really evoke much of the tower itself

Downtown Miami

It is an example of Mediterranean Revival style with design elements borrowed from the Giralda Tower in Seville, Spain

pieter v

The design museum inside is free! No tower access though

Downtown Miami

Originally completed in 1925 as the headquarters and printing facility of the newspaper The Miami News

Downtown Miami

From 1962 to 1974, the Freedom Tower was a reception center for Cuban refugees .

Miami New Times

Historic landmark in Downtown Miami, turned exhibition/event space. Miami New Times' Artopia 2009 was held here.

Miami Parking

Check out this list for the best places to park for the Freedom Tower! Read more

Jennifer Colina

Truly a remarkable Bldg in the Miami skyline.

Shelly Northern

The torture exhibit is not for the faint hearted!!

Ari Dorfman

This is a virtual geocache. (GC1DA5) Read more

David Su

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