San Juan city walls

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city wall cultural heritage site fortification

The San Juan city walls are massive 16th–18th century fortifications encircling Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, built by the Spanish to defend the colonial port from seaborne attacks.

Aliases (3)

Fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico ×1
San Juan Antiguo ×1
San Juan Gate ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city wall → cultural heritage site → fortification →
architecturalStyle	military architecture →
builtBy	Spanish Empire →
constructionEnd	18th century →
constructionStart	1539 →
country	United States →
culturalSignificance	symbol of Old San Juan →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	low coastal elevation →
hasPart	El Morro esplanade walls → La Fortaleza defensive walls → San Cristóbal glacis walls → San Juan Gate → bastion → curtain wall → garita → gate →
hasView	San Juan Bay →
heritageCriteria	UNESCO criterion (iv) → UNESCO criterion (vi) →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
inception	16th century →
locatedIn	Caribbean → Old San Juan → Puerto Rico → San Juan → San Juan National Historic Site →
locatedOn	Isla de San Juan →
maintainedBy	U.S. National Park Service →
materialUsed	masonry → stone →
openToPublic	yes →
operator	Spanish Crown →
partOf	Atlantic coastal defenses of Puerto Rico → Fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico → Spanish Caribbean defensive system →
significantEvent	Battle of San Juan (1595) → British attack on San Juan (1797) → Dutch attack on San Juan (1625) → attacks by Dutch forces → attacks by English forces →
surrounds	historic core of Old San Juan →
touristAttraction	yes →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1983 →
usedFor	coastal defense → defense against land attacks → defense against seaborne attacks → protection of colonial port →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paseo de la Princesa → Paseo de la Princesa ("San Juan Gate") →	near
Capitol of Puerto Rico ("San Juan Antiguo") →	locatedIn
San Juan city walls ("Fortifications of San Juan, Puerto Rico") →	partOf