Plaza de la Catedral

Plaza de la Catedral, also known as Plazuela de las Monjas, is a small public square located in front of the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista and next to the former Carmelite convent in the Old San Juan historic district of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Type: Park
Description: historic square in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as: “Cathedral Plaza”, “Nun’s Square”, “Plaza Felisa Rincón de Gautier”, and “Plazuela Las Monjas”
Address: Caleta de las Monjas, San Juan, PR 00901
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist and Plaza de Armas.

San Cathedral Basilica of Saint John the Baptist

Church

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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 Catholic cathedral for the Archdiocese of San Juan de Puerto Rico.

Plaza de Armas

Square

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The Plaza de Armas of San Juan, formerly known as the Plaza Mayor, is a plaza de armas and one of the main squares in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.

San Juan City Hall

Town hall

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San Juan City Hall is the seat of government for the Autonomous Municipality of San Juan in Puerto Rico. The city hall is located in Old San Juan, in front of the Plaza de Armas and next to the Antiguo Palacio de la Real Intendencia, which today hosts the Puerto Rico Department of State.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

San Juan

Quarter

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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

La Perla

Neighborhood

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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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.