Old San Juan

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historic district neighborhood tourist destination

Old San Juan is the historic colonial district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, renowned for its cobblestone streets, colorful Spanish architecture, and massive 16th-century fortifications.

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district →
neighborhood →
tourist destination →
contains San Juan National Historic Site →
country Puerto Rico →
foundedBy Spanish colonists →
governedBy San Juan municipality →
surface form: "Municipality of San Juan"
hasArchitecturalStyle Spanish colonial architecture →
baroque architecture →
neoclassical architecture →
hasBuildingHeightCharacteristic low-rise buildings →
hasColorCharacteristic colorful buildings →
hasNotableFeature 16th-century fortifications →
city walls →
colonial-era houses →
historic churches →
narrow streets →
plazas →
hasNotableSite Ballajá Barracks →
Capilla del Cristo →
San Juan City Hall →
surface form: "Casa Alcaldía de San Juan"

Casa Blanca →
Casa del Libro →
Castillo San Cristóbal →
Castillo San Felipe del Morro →
La Fortaleza →
La Rogativa monument →
Museo de San Juan →
Museo de las Américas →
Paseo de la Princesa →
Plaza Colón →
Plaza de Armas →
Puerta de San Juan →
San José Church →
San Juan Cathedral →
San Juan Gate →
Teatro Tapia →
hasStreetType cobblestone streets →
hasUrbanLayout grid plan →
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage buffer boundary →
surface form: "UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone"
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era →
knownFor colonial-era fortifications →
cultural festivals →
nightlife →
restaurants and cafes →
tourism →
locatedIn San Juan, Puerto Rico →
locatedInTimeZone Atlantic Time Zone →
surface form: "Atlantic Standard Time"
locatedOn Isla de San Juan →
Isla de San Juan →
surface form: "islet of San Juan"
partOf San Juan →
primaryLanguage Spanish →
secondaryLanguage English →

Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan Bay → borderedBy → Old San Juan →
San Juan municipality → contains → Old San Juan →
San Juan Bay → hasMouthNear → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "Paseo del Morro"
La Fortaleza → isPartOf → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "Historic Zone of Old San Juan"
this entity surface form: "San Juan Antiguo historic district"
La Fortaleza → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
Raíces Fountain → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
San Juan City Hall → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
San Juan City Hall → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "San Juan Historic District"
San Juan city walls → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
Walkway of the Presidents → locatedIn → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "Old San Juan Historic District"
Isla Grande → locatedNear → Old San Juan →
Miramar → locatedNear → Old San Juan →
Puerto Rico Capitol → locatedNear → Old San Juan →
San Juan Bay → maritimeGatewayFor → Old San Juan →
Palacio de Santa Catalina → partOf → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "Old San Juan historic district"
La Fortaleza → region → Old San Juan →
this entity surface form: "Old San Juan Historic District"