Cuba
La Habana Province
Centro Habana

Morro Castle

The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known as Castillo del Morro, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli.
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  • Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Spanish colonial fortification in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro”, “Castillo de los Tres Reyes Del Morro”, “Castillo de Los Tres Reyes del Morro”, “Castillo del Morro”, “Festung Morro”, “Morro”, and “Tres Reyes del Morro’s Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castillo del Morro Lighthouse and Museum of the Revolution.

Lighthouse
Photo: Lucha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in , . It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana.

Museum
Photo: Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the section of , , in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. is situated 1 km south of Morro Castle.

Castle
Photo: Callelinea, Public domain.
Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in , . is situated 500 metres south of Morro Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casablanca and Havana.

Suburb
is a ward of the city of , the capital of , belonging to the municipal borough of . It is situated to the east of the entrance to .

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
is a neighborhood.

Morro Castle

Latitude
23.15063° or 23° 9′ 2″ north
Longitude
-82.35657° or 82° 21′ 24″ west
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
76MV5J2V+79
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23918434
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
3546422
Wiki­data ID
Q635199
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Morro Castle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Morroko gaztelua”
  • Catalan: “Castell dels Tres Reis del Morro”
  • Chinese: “莫洛三世城堡”
  • Chinese: “莫罗城堡”
  • Chinese: “莫羅城堡”
  • Dutch: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro”
  • Finnish: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes Del Morro”
  • French: “fort El Morro”
  • French: “Fort El Morro”
  • Georgian: “ელ-მორო”
  • Georgian: “კასტილიო-დე-ლოს-ტრეიეს-რეიეს-მაგოს-დელ-მორო”
  • Georgian: “მოროს ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro”
  • German: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro”
  • German: “Castillo Del Morro”
  • Hebrew: “אל מורו”
  • Hebrew: “קאסטיו דה לוס טרס רייס מאגוס דל מורו”
  • Italian: “Castello del Morro (L’Avana)”
  • Italian: “Castello del Morro”
  • Italian: “Castillo del Morro”
  • Japanese: “モロ城”
  • Japanese: “モロ要塞”
  • Korean: “모로요새”
  • Portuguese: “Castillo del Morro”
  • Russian: “Крепость Эль-Морро”
  • Russian: “Эль-Морро (Гавана)”
  • Russian: “Эль-Морро”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro”
  • Spanish: “Castillo del Morro”

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