San Salvador de la Punta Fortress

Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in , .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Colonial fort in Havana, Cuba
  • Also known as: “Castillo San Salvador de la Punta” and “Festung San Salvador de la Punta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Revolution and Morro Castle.

Museum
Photo: Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is located in the section of , , in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. is situated 520 metres south of San Salvador de la Punta Fortress.

Castle
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The Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, also known as Castillo del Morro, is a fortress guarding the entrance to the Havana harbor. The design is by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli. is situated 500 metres north of San Salvador de la Punta Fortress.

Monument
Photo: Antimperialista78, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 100 metres south of San Salvador de la Punta Fortress.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Havana and Casablanca.

Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital city of , and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.

Suburb
is a ward of the city of , the capital of , belonging to the municipal borough of . It is situated to the east of the entrance to .

Neighborhood
Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.
The Havana is in the municipality of and is one of the oldest and largest Chinatowns in Latin America. It is considered the second most important in the world, after that of in the .

San Salvador de la Punta Fortress

Latitude
23.14619° or 23° 8′ 46″ north
Longitude
-82.3575° or 82° 21′ 27″ west
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
76MV4JWV+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23870781
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6956653
Wiki­data ID
Q2920340
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“San Salvador de la Punta Fortress” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سان سلفادور دي لا بونتا”
  • Basque: “San Salvador de la Punta gaztelua”
  • Chinese: “圣萨尔瓦多·德拉蓬塔城堡”
  • Chinese: “聖薩爾瓦多·德拉蓬塔城堡”
  • Dutch: “Castillo San Salvador de la Punta”
  • French: “forteresse San Salvador de la Punta”
  • French: “Forteresse San Salvador de la Punta”
  • Hebrew: “סן סלוודור דה לה פונטה”
  • Italian: “Castillo de la Punta”
  • Italian: “Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta”
  • Italian: “San Salvador de la Punta”
  • Japanese: “サン・サルバドル・デ・ラ・プンタ城”
  • Japanese: “サン・サルバドル・デ・ラ・プンタ要塞”
  • Korean: “산 살바도르 요새”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de la Punta”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta”

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