Castillo del Morro Lighthouse
Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1845 on the ramparts of the Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, an old fortress guarding the harbor of Havana.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Cuba
- Also known as: “Faro Castillo del Morro”, “Faro del Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro”, and “Faro del Castillo del Morro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morro Castle and San Salvador de la Punta Fortress.
Morro Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
San Salvador de la Punta Fortress
Castle
Photo: Callelinea, Public domain.
Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in Havana, Cuba. San Salvador de la Punta Fortress is situated 450 metres south of Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.
Museum of the Revolution
Museum
Photo: Paul Mannix, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of the Revolution is located in the Old Havana section of Havana, Cuba, in what was the presidential palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. Museum of the Revolution is situated 1 km south of Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Havana and Casablanca.
Havana
Photo: Rastapopulous, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Havana is the capital city of Cuba, and one of the fifteen provinces of the Republic of Cuba. Visitors come to Havana for its music, history, culture, architecture and monuments.
Casablanca
Suburb
Casablanca is a ward of the city of Havana, the capital of Cuba, belonging to the municipal borough of Regla. It is situated to the east of the entrance to Havana Harbor.
Castillo del Morro Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Centro Habana, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
23.15023° or 23° 9′ 1″ northLongitude
-82.3572° or 82° 21′ 26″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Inception
1845Height
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
76MV5J2V+34OpenStreetMap ID
way 242669481OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
8985970Wikidata ID
Q5436069
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Castillo del Morro Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Castillo del Morro”
- French: “Phare de Castillo del Morro”
- German: “Faro del Castillo del Morro”
- Russian: “Маяк Эль-Морро”
- Spanish: “Faro del Castillo del Morro”
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