Castillo San Cristóbal

Castillo San Cristóbal 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as: “Castillo de San Cristóbal”, “Castillo San Cristobal”, and “San Cristobal Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico and Teatro Tapia.

Government office
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located at Avenida Ponce de León 1 in , is a Beaux Arts architecture style building dating from 1917. is situated 150 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.

Theater building
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. is situated 240 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.

Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
, formerly called Santiago Square, is a plaza or public town square located in where the easternmost city walls and main city gate used to be located. is situated 190 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and San Juan.

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.

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
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.

Castillo San Cristóbal

Latitude
18.46735° or 18° 28′ 3″ north
Longitude
-66.11073° or 66° 6′ 39″ west
Height
26 metres (85 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
77CMFV8Q+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142863669
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3748608
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Castillo San Cristóbal” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Sede Central del Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan and Fuerte San Cristóbal.

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