Torreón de la Chorrera

The Torreón de la Chorrera, or to give it its full name, Fuerte de Santa Dorotea de la Luna de la Chorrera, was completed in May 1646. The tower stands on a coral islet only a few metres from the shore and not much larger than the tower itself.

Photo: Acad Ronin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tower
Description: fortified colonial tower, near downtown Havana
Also known as: “Chorrera Fort” and “Torreon de la Chorrera”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cuban Art Factory and John Lennon Park.

Cuban Art Factory

Arts center

La Fábrica de Arte Cubano is an art gallery and club in Havana, Cuba. The Fábrica's gallery and stage were established inside of a former cooking oil factory, and has since gained fame as one of Havana's premier nightclubs and art galas. Cuban Art Factory is situated 500 metres south of Torreón de la Chorrera.

John Lennon Park

Park

John Lennon Park or Parque John Lennon is a public park, located in the Vedado district in Havana, Cuba. John Lennon Park is situated 1 km east of Torreón de la Chorrera.

Theater Karl Marx

Theater building

Photo: Mosbo6, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Karl Marx Theatre is a theatre in Havana, Cuba. It was originally known as the Teatro Blanquita, owned and built by Alfredo Hornedo, renamed to the Teatro Charles Chaplin following the Cuban Revolution of 1959, and was named after Karl Marx in 1975. Theater Karl Marx is situated 1 km west of Torreón de la Chorrera.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vedado and Miramar.

Vedado

Suburb

Photo: Sandino235, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Vedado is a central business district and urban neighborhood in the city of Havana, Cuba. Bordered on the east by Calzada de Infanta and Central Havana, and on the west by the Alemendares River and Miramar / Playa district, Vedado is a more modern part of the city than the areas to the east, developed in the first half of the 20th century, during the Republic period.

Miramar

Suburb

Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miramar is a residential district of the municipality of Playa, in the city of Havana, Cuba. Miramar is situated 2½ km southwest of Torreón de la Chorrera.

Chinatown

Neighborhood

Photo: Lezumbalaberenjena, Public domain.

The Havana Chinatown is in the municipality of Centro Habana 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 San Francisco in the United States. Chinatown is situated 4½ km east of Torreón de la Chorrera.

Torreón de la Chorrera

Categories: fort and building
Location: Plaza De La Revolucion, La Habana Province, Cuba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

23.13209° or 23° 7′ 56″ north

Longitude

-82.40954° or 82° 24′ 34″ west

Inception

1646

Levels

Open location code

76MV4HJR+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220953203

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

Q7827112

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Torreón de la Chorrera” goes by many names.

Basque: “Chorrerako dorrea”
Egyptian Arabic: “توريون دى لا كوريرا”
Japanese: “ラ・チョレラ塔”
Spanish: “Castillo de la Chorrera”
Spanish: “Torreon de la Chorrera”
Spanish: “Torreón de la Chorrera”

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