Castillo de la Luz
Castillo de la Luz is a museum in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria which is located on Calle Juan Rejón. Castillo de la Luz is situated nearby to the suburb La Isleta, as well as near the public aquarium Poema del Mar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: fortification in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (European Union)
- Also known as: “Fundación de Arte y Pensamiento Martín Chirino”
- Address: Calle Juan Rejón, 35008
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Poema del Mar and Elder Museum of Science and Technology.
Poema del Mar
Public aquarium
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Poema del Mar is an aquarium located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It was inaugurated on December 17, 2017. The Gran Canaria Town Council and the Government of the Canary Islands have considered it of strategic interest to the region by reinforcing the promotion of the archipelago as an international travel destination. Poema del Mar is situated 560 metres southwest of Castillo de la Luz.
Elder Museum of Science and Technology
Museum
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Elder Museum of Science and Technology is a museum in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands. Elder Museum of Science and Technology is situated 1 km southwest of Castillo de la Luz.
Woermann Tower
Apartment building
Photo: Waguletti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woermann Tower also Torre Woermann is a mixed-use tower in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Completed in 2005, the tower was designed by Abalos & Herreros in collaboration with Joaquin Casariego and Elsa Guerra, and built by Ferrovial Inmobiliaria, the company also built around the same time one of the two Torres de Santa Cruz, in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Woermann Tower is situated 590 metres southwest of Castillo de la Luz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Isleta and Las Coloradas.
Ciudad Jardín
Suburb
Photo: Tolagorn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ciudad Jardín is a suburb, which is situated 3 km south of Castillo de la Luz.
Castillo de la Luz
- Categories: monument, castle, building, tourism, historic site, arts center, and tourist attraction
- Location: Las Palmas, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.14865° or 28° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
-15.4248° or 15° 25′ 29″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Inception
1494Open location code
7CW64HXG+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 126808548OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castillo de la Luz” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Castillo de la Luz”
- German: “Castillo de la Luz”
- Hungarian: “Castillo de la Luz”
- Polish: “Castillo de la Luz”
- Polish: “Zamek Światła”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Luz (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Luz o de las Isletas”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la luz”
- Spanish: “Castillo de la Luz”
- Spanish: “Castillo de La Luz”
- Swedish: “Castillo de la Luz”
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