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Teatro Tapia

Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, is the oldest free-standing drama stage building located in . It is named after Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, a Puerto Rican poet and dramatist.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: Historic theater building in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Tapia Theater” and “Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera”
  • Address: Calle del Recinto Sur, San Juan, PR 00901

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico and Castillo San Cristóbal.

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.

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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 240 metres northeast of Teatro Tapia.

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, formerly called Santiago Square, is a or public town square located in where the easternmost city walls and main city gate used to be located.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.

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
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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.

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.

Teatro Tapia

Latitude
18.4656° or 18° 27′ 56″ north
Longitude
-66.112° or 66° 6′ 43″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
77CMFV8Q+66
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196602958
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4568385
Wiki­data ID
Q7691962
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