Castillo del Morro Lighthouse

Faro Castillo del Morro is a lighthouse located in , . 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.
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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.

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.

Castle
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Castillo San Salvador de la Punta is a fortress at the entrance to the bay in , . is situated 450 metres south of Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.

Museum
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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 1 km south of Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.

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
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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 .

Castillo del Morro Lighthouse

Latitude
23.15023° or 23° 9′ 1″ north
Longitude
-82.3572° or 82° 21′ 26″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
1845
Height
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
76MV5J2V+34
Open­Street­Map ID
way 242669481
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
8985970
Wiki­data ID
Q5436069
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Castillo del Morro Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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