Capitol of Puerto Rico

The Capitol of Puerto Rico, most commonly known as El Capitolio, is the seat of the Legislative Assembly of , a bicameral legislature composed of a Senate and a House of Representatives, responsible for the legislative branch of the government in the archipelago and island.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Seat of the legislative assembly of Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “El Capitolio”, “Puerto Rico Capitol”, and “Puerto Rico Capitol Building”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castillo San Cristóbal and Biblioteca Carnegie.

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is a fortress in the historic quarter of , the capital municipality of , known for being the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. is situated 510 metres west of Capitol of Puerto Rico.

Library
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The on Avenida Juan Ponce de León in Puerta de Tierra, is a NRHP-listed Carnegie library funded through a $100,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation, becoming Puerto Rico's first purpose-built library when it was completed in 1915. is situated 280 metres west of Capitol of Puerto Rico.

Government office
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The , located at Avenida Ponce de León 1 in , is a Beaux Arts architecture style building dating from 1917. is situated 580 metres west of Capitol of Puerto Rico.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.

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.

Quarter
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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
is one of 40 subbarrios of , in . Recently named the Convention Center District or "Distrito del Centro de Convenciones: it is bounded by , and the or Laguna del Condado.

Capitol of Puerto Rico

Latitude
18.46678° or 18° 28′ 0″ north
Longitude
-66.10594° or 66° 6′ 21″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Levels
1
Height
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV8V+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 59744985
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
4566961
Wiki­data ID
Q4212987
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Capitol of Puerto Rico” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كابيتول بورتوريكو”
  • Asturian: “Capitoliu de Puertu Ricu”
  • Catalan: “Capitoli de Puerto Rico”
  • Chinese: “波多黎各议会大厦”
  • Italian: “Campidoglio”
  • Portuguese: “Capitólio de Porto Rico”
  • Russian: “Капитолий Пуэрто-Рико”
  • Slovenian: “Campidoglio”
  • Slovenian: “kapitol Portorika”
  • Slovenian: “portoriški kapitol”
  • Spanish: “Capitolio de Puerto Rico”
  • Spanish: “capitolio puertorriqueño”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Parque de San Agustín and Puerta de Tierra.

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