La Fortaleza

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UNESCO World Heritage Site executive residence fortress governor's mansion historic building tourist attraction

La Fortaleza is the historic governor’s mansion and fortress in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, recognized as one of the oldest continuously used executive residences in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site → executive residence → fortress → governor's mansion → historic building → tourist attraction →
access	by authorized entry and scheduled tours →
alsoKnownAs	Palacio de Santa Catalina →
architecturalStyle	Spanish colonial architecture →
constructionEndDate	1540 →
constructionStartDate	1533 →
country	United States →
currentFunction	official residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico → seat of the executive branch of the Government of Puerto Rico →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	approximately 25 meters →
governingBody	Government of Puerto Rico →
hasChapel	small chapel →
hasDefenseSystem	walls and bastions →
hasFunction	defensive structure against seaborne attacks →
hasGarden	formal gardens →
hasTour	guided public tours →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus	one of the oldest continuously used executive residences in the Americas →
inception	1533 →
isPartOf	Historic Zone of Old San Juan →
locatedIn	Caribbean → Old San Juan → Puerto Rico → San Juan →
locatedNear	San Juan Bay →
locatedOn	a promontory overlooking San Juan Bay →
materialUsed	stone →
nearbyFortification	Castillo San Cristóbal → Castillo San Felipe del Morro →
numberOfFloors	3 →
occupant	Governor of Puerto Rico →
officialNameUNESCO	La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico →
originalFunction	military fortress →
owner	Commonwealth of Puerto Rico →
partOf	San Juan National Historic Site →
protectedAs	National Historic Landmark →
region	Old San Juan Historic District →
significance	example of early Spanish colonial fortification adapted to residential use → symbol of Puerto Rico's political authority →
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1983 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural (iv) → cultural (vi) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Latin America and the Caribbean →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	266 →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
San Juan → San Juan Bay → San Juan municipality →	hasLandmark
Palacio de Santa Catalina →	alsoKnownAs
San Juan–Caguas–Guaynabo metropolitan area ("La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico") →	containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Old San Juan →	hasNotableSite
Governor of Puerto Rico ("La Fortaleza, Old San Juan") →	hasOfficialResidence
San Juan city walls ("La Fortaleza defensive walls") →	hasPart
Paseo de la Princesa →	near
La Fortaleza ("La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico") →	officialNameUNESCO
Palacio de Santa Catalina ("La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico") →	partOf
Governor of Puerto Rico →	residence