Fortaleza Ozama
The Ozama Fortress, also formerly known as the city wall's Homage tower, is one of the surviving sections of the Walls of Santo Domingo, which is recognized by UNESCO as being the oldest military construction of European origin in the Americas.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cathedral of Santo Domingo and Parque Colón.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo
Church
The Cathedral of the Americas, Cathedral of Santo… Cathedral of Santo Domingo is situated 230 metres west of Fortaleza Ozama.
Parque Colón
Park
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Parque Colón is the central square of the Ciudad… Parque Colón is situated 260 metres northwest of Fortaleza Ozama.
Alcázar de Colón
Museum
The Alcázar de Colón is the first fortified European palace built in the Americas. Alcázar de Colón is situated 580 metres north of Fortaleza Ozama.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ciudad Colonial and Los Mameyes.
Ciudad Colonial
Village
Ciudad Colonial is the historic central neighborhood…
Los Mameyes
Neighborhood
Los Mameyes is a neighbourhood in the city…
Puerto Isabela
Neighborhood
Puerto Isabela is a Sector in the city… Puerto Isabela is situated 6 km northwest of Fortaleza Ozama.
Fortaleza Ozama
- Tourist attraction
- Description: early sixteenth-century fortress built by the Spaniards
- Categories
- Location
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Latitude
18.47224° or 18° 28′ 20″ north
Longitude
-69.88189° or 69° 52′ 55″ west
Open location code
77CGF4C9+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Fortaleza Ozama” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ozama gotorlekua”
- Bulgarian: “Осама”
- Catalan: “Fortalesa Ozama”
- Chinese: “奧薩馬堡壘”
- Croatian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Czech: “Pevnost Ozama”
- Dutch: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- French: “forteresse Ozama”
- French: “Forteresse Ozama”
- German: “Festung Ozama”
- Hebrew: “מבצר אוסאמה”
- Indonesian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Japanese: “オサマ砦”
- Korean: “오사마 요새”
- Malay: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Polish: “Fort Ozama”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Russian: “Крепость Озама”
- Russian: “Озама”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Ozama”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Оcама”
- Ukrainian: “Фортеця Осама”
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Highlights include El Polvorín and El Fuerte de Santiago.
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