Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca

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Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca is a 17th-century Spanish fortress overlooking the Bay of Santiago de Cuba, renowned as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved examples of Caribbean military architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
coastal fortification
fortress
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs San Pedro de la Roca Castle
surface form: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca

Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
surface form: Castillo del Morro

Morro de Santiago de Cuba
architecturalStyle Spanish colonial military architecture
bastion fort
builtInCentury 17th century
commissionedBy Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
constructionEnd 1700
constructionStart 1638
continent North America
country Cuba
currentUse museum
designedBy Giovanni Battista Antonelli
Juan Bautista Antonelli
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 60 meters
governingBody Cuban authorities
hasPart barracks
bastions
batteries
drawbridges
lighthouse
magazines
moats
ramparts
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criterion (iv)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageRegion Latin America
surface form: Latin America and the Caribbean
knownFor being one of the best-preserved examples of Caribbean military architecture
state of conservation
strategic location at entrance to Santiago de Cuba Bay
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Santiago de Cuba
locatedOn cliff
southeastern coast of Cuba
material stone
museumType military history museum
openToPublic true
overlooks Bay of Santiago de Cuba
partOf defensive system of Santiago de Cuba
purpose defense of Santiago de Cuba
protection against corsairs
protection against pirate attacks
protection against rival colonial powers
significantEvent British attack of 1662
attacks by English and French corsairs in the 17th century
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997
usedAs coastal defense fortification
museum
prison

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Santiago de Cuba hasHistoricSite Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
Santiago de Cuba Province contains Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form: Castillo del Morro (Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca)
San Pedro de la Roca Castle alsoKnownAs Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form: Castillo del Morro
San Pedro de la Roca Castle alsoKnownAs Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca del Morro
Bay of Santiago de Cuba guardedBy Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form: Castillo del Morro (Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca)
Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca alsoKnownAs Castillo del Morro San Pedro de la Roca
this entity surface form: Castillo del Morro