With relations between the United States and Cuba partially repaired, Americans are curious about Cuba and the building that the U.S. occupies on Cuban soil. Interested onlookers no longer have to watch the communist island from afar.

On August 14, 2015, the United States raised its flag in Cuba to a crowd of excited Cubans, journalists and American embassy employees. The crowd awaited entrance to the six-story modern building, designed by architectural firm Harrison & Abramovitz back in 1953, that will once again serve as the Unites States Embassy in Cuba.

According to CNN, which got access inside the embassy, the interior of the first floor houses a welcome area, which will serve as a hub for public activity. There, visitors will see portraits of American leaders, in this case of President Obama and Kerry, images of the nation's capitol and a copy of the United States Constitution hanging on the walls. A renovated press room awaits to be filled with American and Cuban reporters.

The U.S Embassy in Cuba, which sits on the Bay of Havana, physically resembles several other U.S. embassies, but it has a unique story.

According to the Embassy's official website, after the U.S. diplomatic mission was shut down in 1961, the building was abandoned by the U.S. In 1977, the building was renovated to once again house the U.S. government, but this time as an Interest Section under the protection of the Embassy of Switzerland.

This remained the case until President Barack Obama reinitiated relations with the United States' former Cold War enemy in 2014, eventually leading up to the official reopening.

Check out the video below to see the inside of the reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana.

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