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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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is partly wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 26 metres (85 feet) tall
  • Description: fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • Also known as
    “Castillo de San Cristóbal”
    “San Cristobal Fortress”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antiguo Casino de Puerto Rico and Teatro Tapia.
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The , located at Avenida… is situated 150 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.
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Teatro Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, is the oldest… is situated 240 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.
Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
, formerly called Santiago Square… is situated 190 metres southwest of Castillo San Cristóbal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Perla and Old San Juan.
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is a small neighborhood in …
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is a historic district or quarter located…
is one of 40 subbarrios of , in .

Castillo San Cristóbal

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Latitude
18.46735° or 18° 28′ 3″ north
Longitude
-66.11073° or 66° 6′ 39″ west
Open location code
77CMFV8Q+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 142863669
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
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.

Notable Places Nearby

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

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