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Fort San Felipe del Morro

Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the historic quarter of , the capital municipality of .
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Photo: Madera, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: colossal fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Castillo de San Felipe del Morro”, “Castillo de San Phillipe de Morro”, “Castillo de San Phillipe del Morro”, “Castillo del Morro”, “Castillo el Morro”, “Castillo San Felipe del Morro”, “Castillo San Phillipe del Morro”, “El Castillo de San Felipe del Morro”, “El Morro”, “El Morro Castle”, “El Morro Fort”, “Fort Brook”, “Fort du Moore”, “Fuerte San Felipe del Morro”, “Morro Castle”, “Morro Fort”, and “San Phillipe del Morro”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castillo del Morro Lighthouse and Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as Puerto San Juan Light, and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro, is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan.

Cemetery
Photo: Thief12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a colonial-era Catholic cemetery located in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is the final resting place of many of 's most prominent natives and residents. is situated 400 metres east of Fort San Felipe del Morro.

Museum
is a multidisciplinary museum in dedicated to the arts, folklore, architecture and broader history of the Americas. is situated 540 metres southeast of Fort San Felipe del Morro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.

Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

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

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.

Fort San Felipe del Morro

Latitude
18.47084° or 18° 28′ 15″ north
Longitude
-66.12406° or 66° 7′ 27″ west
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
77CMFVCG+89
Open­Street­Map ID
way 561634537
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
4564210
Wiki­data ID
Q550502
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Fort San Felipe del Morro” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣费利佩德尔莫罗堡垒”
  • Chinese: “圣费利佩海角城堡”
  • Chinese: “聖費利佩德爾莫羅堡壘”
  • Chinese: “聖費利佩海角城堡”
  • Dutch: “fort San Felipe del Morro”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel San Felipe del Morro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة سان فيليبى ديل مورو”
  • Esperanto: “Fuorto San Felipe del Morro”
  • French: “fort San Felipe del Morro”
  • French: “Fort San Felipe del Morro”
  • German: “Festung San Felipe del Morro”
  • Italian: “forte San Felipe del Morro”
  • Italian: “Forte San Felipe del Morro”
  • Japanese: “サン・フェリペ・デル・モロ要塞”
  • Japanese: “サンフェリペ・デル・モロ砦”
  • Japanese: “デル・モロ要塞”
  • Japanese: “モーロ要塞”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
  • Norwegian: “Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
  • Polish: “Castillo del Morro”
  • Russian: “Эль-Морро (крепость)”
  • Russian: “Эль-Морро”
  • Slovenian: “Castillo de San Felipe del Morro”
  • Slovenian: “Castillo del Morro”
  • Slovenian: “Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
  • Slovenian: “El Morro”
  • Slovenian: “trdnjava El Moro”
  • Slovenian: “trdnjava San Felipe del Morro”
  • Spanish: “Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
  • Spanish: “El Morro”
  • Spanish: “Fortaleza colosal de San Felipe del Morro”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Морро (фортеця)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ель-Морро”

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