Castillo San Felipe del Morro (English: Promontory Castle of Saint Philip), most commonly known as El Morro (The Promontory), is a large fortress and citadel in the historic district of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.

El Castillo de San Felipe del Morro, [1] también conocido simplemente como El Morro, es una ciudadela española construida entre el siglo XVI y el siglo XVIII en el extremo norte de San Juan, Puerto Rico. Por muchos años, vigiló la entrada a la bahía de San Juan y protegió la ciudad de ataques marítimos. El «morro» es un término usado ...

Castillo San Felipe Del Morro is one of the most famous landmarks in Puerto Rico. It has almost 500 years of history, colonial architecture, and an unsurpassed view of the San Juan Harbor. No visit to Puerto Rico is complete without visiting El Morro.

The Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro, was the second fort built on the islet of what is now Old San Juan and Puerta de Tierra. El Morro's construction commenced in 1539 and finished in 1790; during those 250 years, El Morro went from a promontory mounted with a cannon to a six-level fortress designed to unnerve attackers approaching ...

2021年1月26日 · Castillo San Felipe del Morro, (El Morro) sits atop a high promontory overlooking the entrance to the San Juan Bay. It is the result of the efforts of Spanish engineers over a period of more than 250 years and is one of the largest fortifications built by the Spain in the Caribbean.

2023年2月22日 · The Most Popular & Beloved Landmark in Puerto Rico – A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Entering the gates of Castillo San Felipe del Morro is like walking 5 centuries into the past, where you can get immersed in the intriguing history of one of the most significant places in the Western Hemisphere.

2019年12月26日 · Castillo San Felipe del Morro (also known as “El Morro”), perhaps the most iconic fortification built by the Spanish in the Americas, covers a 140 foot-high promontory at the entrance to the Bay of San Juan.

A representative landmark of Puerto Rico’s colonial legacy, the Castillo San Felipe del Morro, or El Morro for short, is an impressive citadel that sits at the very top of Old San Juan. Its construction began in 1539 and concluded around 1790; during those 250 years, the castle became a six-level fortress designed to protect the island from ...

2023年8月15日 · Exploring Castillo San Felipe del Morro, often known simply as El Morro, is one of the top things to do in Old San Juan. The historic Puerto Rican citadel is part of the San Juan National Historic Site and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2022年5月10日 · Called El Morro (which means "promontory" in Spanish), the fortress encapsulates Puerto Rico’s role as a guardian of the New World. Perched on the northwestern-most point of Old San Juan, this daunting citadel must have been an …