San Juan National Historic Site
U.S. national park site in Puerto Rico
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San Juan National Historic Site (Spanish: Sitio Histórico Nacional de San Juan) in the Old San Juan section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a National Park Service-managed historic site which preserves and interprets the Spanish colonial-era fortification system of the city of San Juan, and features structures such as the San Felipe del Morro and San Cristóbal fortresses. This fortification system is the oldest European construction under United States jurisdiction and one of the oldest in the New World. This national historic site, together with La Fortaleza, have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983.
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Capitol of Puerto Rico
Seat of Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
0.3 mi away
Senate of Puerto Rico
Upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
0.3 mi away
Castillo San Felipe del Morro
16th-century fortress and citadel in Puerto Rico
0.9 mi away
San Juan Antiguo
Barrio of San Juan, Puerto Rico
0.1 mi away
Castillo San Cristóbal (San Juan)
Fortress in San Juan, Puerto Rico
330 ft away
Ateneo Puertorriqueño
Cultural institution in Puerto Rico founded in 1876
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