Casa de los Contrafuertes

Casa de los Contrafuertes is a museum in , which is located on Calle San Sebastian. Casa de los Contrafuertes is situated nearby to the square , as well as near .
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Casa de las Contrafuertes” and “House of Buttresses”
  • Address: 101 Calle San Sebastian

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San José Church and San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist.

Church
Photo: OliverZena, Public domain.
, located in , the historic colonial zone of the capital of , is one of the first significant works of architecture on the island, and one of the earliest surviving examples of 16th-century Spanish Gothic architecture in the Western Hemisphere.

Church
Photo: oquendo, CC BY 2.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, officially known as the Minor Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Parish of Our Lady of Remedies, is the cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico. is situated 180 metres south of Casa de los Contrafuertes.

Square
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of in . Its area roughly correlates to the , , Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio in the municipality of .

Neighborhood
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is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of , , stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.

Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
is a small municipality and town in the region of , across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.

Casa de los Contrafuertes

Latitude
18.46734° or 18° 28′ 2″ north
Longitude
-66.118° or 66° 7′ 5″ west
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Levels
2
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
77CMFV8J+WQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270161725
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4563278
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