Real Felipe Fortress
The Real Felipe Fortress is a fortress located within the Monumental Zone of Callao, Peru. It was built to defend the main port of the country, as well as the city of Lima from pirates and corsairs during colonial times.
Rarrunat, Public domain.- Castle
- …is partly wheelchair accessible
- …stands 5 metres (16 feet) tall
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as“Castillo Real Felipe”“Fortaleza del Real Felipe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Naval Museum of Peru and BAP Abtao.
Naval Museum of Peru
The Port of Callao, officially the Callao Port…
280 metres north of Real Felipe Fortress
BAP Abtao
BAP Abtao is an Abtao-class submarine of the Peruvian Navy.
390 metres northwest of Real Felipe Fortress
Callao Cathedral
The St. Joseph's Cathedral also called Callao…
430 metres northeast of Real Felipe Fortress
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Lima.
Real Felipe Fortress
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Latitude
-12.06272° or 12° 3′ 46″ south
Longitude
-77.14904° or 77° 8′ 57″ west
Open location code
57V4WVP2+W9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = military
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Real Felipe Fortress” goes by many names.
费利佩城堡Chinese
Real Felipe FortressDutch
Fortikaĵo Real FelipeEsperanto
レアル・フェリペ要塞Japanese
Крепость короля ФилиппаRussian
Real FelipeSwedish
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