Castillo San Felipe de Barajas

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Castillo San Felipe de Barajas is a massive 16th-century Spanish fortress in Cartagena, Colombia, renowned as one of the most impressive and strategically important colonial military structures in the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
fortress
military structure
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial military architecture
associatedWith Blas de Lezo
builtBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown

Spanish Empire
constructionEnd 1657
constructionStart 1536
country Colombia
designedTo defend against land attacks
defend against naval attacks
elevation approximately 40 meters above sea level
feature bastions
drawbridge
gun emplacements
ramparts
tunnels
underground galleries
watchtowers
hasViewOf Historic Center of Cartagena
surface form: historic center of Cartagena
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Bolívar Department
Cartagena, Colombia
surface form: Cartagena

Cartagena, Colombia
surface form: Cartagena de Indias
locatedOn Hill of San Lázaro
materialUsed coral stone
stone
namedAfter Philip IV of Spain
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas self-linksurface differs
surface form: San Felipe de Barajas
notableEvent successful defense against British siege of 1741
openToPublic true
overlooks Bay of Cartagena
partOf Spanish Caribbean defensive system
surface form: Caribbean coastal defenses of the Spanish Empire

UNESCO World Heritage Site "Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena"
defensive system of Cartagena
primaryFunction defense of Cartagena
protection of harbor
recognizedAs one of the largest Spanish forts in the New World
one of the most important colonial fortresses in the Americas
significance symbol of Cartagena
symbol of Spanish colonial military power in the Caribbean
tourismActivity guided tours
historical exhibitions
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1984
usedIn War of Jenkins' Ear
surface form: War of Jenkins’ Ear

defense against British attacks

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Cartagena, Colombia hasPart Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
Battle of Cartagena de Indias defensiveStructureUsed Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas namedAfter Castillo San Felipe de Barajas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San Felipe de Barajas
Spanish Caribbean defensive system hasPart Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
this entity surface form: San Felipe de Barajas Castle
Convento de la Popa locatedNear Castillo San Felipe de Barajas
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas