Tótem Telúrico

Tótem Telúrico is a work of art in , . Tótem Telúrico is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .
Photo: Indies1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork type: sculpture
  • Description: monumental sculpture in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Totem Telurico”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza del Quinto Centenario and San José Church.

Park
Photo: Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also Plaza del V Centenario, popularly referred to as Plaza del Tótem, is a modern square in , Puerto Rico, inaugurated in 1992 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the European discovery and Spanish conquest of Puerto Rico and the Americas and the first European settlement of San Juan.

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.

Museum
is a multidisciplinary museum in dedicated to the arts, folklore, architecture and broader history of the Americas. is situated 110 metres west of Tótem Telúrico.

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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small historic neighborhood in in northeastern , located within the districts of San Cristóbal and Mercado of barrio in , the capital city and municipality.

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.

Tótem Telúrico

Latitude
18.46776° or 18° 28′ 4″ north
Longitude
-66.11902° or 66° 7′ 9″ west
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
77CMFV9J+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3141865521
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Geo­Names ID
4568435
Wiki­data ID
Q121438748
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In Other Languages

“Tótem Telúrico” goes by many names.

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