Castillo del Morro

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coastal fortification fortress historical monument tourist attraction

Castillo del Morro is a historic Spanish fortress guarding the entrance to Havana Bay, renowned for its strategic coastal defenses and iconic lighthouse.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta 4
Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro 2
Castillo San Felipe del Morro 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal fortification ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
historical monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Castillo del Morro ⓘ
surface form: Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro
architect Giovanni Battista Antonelli ⓘ
architecturalStyle Renaissance military architecture ⓘ
builtBy Spanish Empire ⓘ
builtFor defense of Havana ⓘ
protection of Havana Bay entrance ⓘ
capturedBy British forces in 1762 ⓘ
constructionEnd 1630 ⓘ
constructionStart 1589 ⓘ
coordinates 23.158°N 82.343°W ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
feature coastal artillery positions ⓘ
iconic lighthouse tower ⓘ
panoramic views of Havana ⓘ
thick defensive walls ⓘ
hasPart bastions ⓘ
batteries ⓘ
chapel ⓘ
drawbridge ⓘ
dungeons ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ
moat ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
sea-facing walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 1982 ⓘ
historicalEvent Siege of Havana (1762) ⓘ
surface form: British siege of Havana (1762)
locatedAtMouthOf Havana Bay ⓘ
locatedIn Havana, Cuba ⓘ
surface form: Havana

Havana Bay ⓘ
locatedOn Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Morro Hill ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Magi ⓘ
surface form: Three Wise Men
openToPublic yes ⓘ
operator Cuban authorities ⓘ
partOf Old Havana ⓘ
surface form: Old Havana and its Fortification System
returnedTo Spain in 1763 ⓘ
significance iconic landmark of Havana skyline ⓘ
symbol of Havana’s maritime defenses ⓘ
usedFor coastal defense ⓘ
military prison ⓘ
museum exhibitions ⓘ
navigation aid ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Castillo del Morro → alsoKnownAs → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro
Morro Hill → associatedWith → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Morro Hill → associatedWith → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Havana harbor defenses
Siege of Havana (1762) → capturedPlace → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Habana Vieja → contains → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta
Old Havana → contains → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta
Old Havana → contains → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro
Siege of Havana (1762) → defensiveStructure → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Havana fortifications
Siege of Havana (1762) → defensiveStructure → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Havana Bay → guardedBy → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Havana, Cuba → hasLandmark → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
subject surface form: Havana
San Juan → hasLandmark → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Havana Bay → hasLandmarkAtEntrance → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Havana Bay → hasNearbyFortification → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta
Morro Hill → hasStructure → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Malecón → hasViewOf → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
Malecón, Havana → hasViewOf → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morro Castle
Malecón, Havana → hasViewOf → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña
Havana Bay → overlookedBy → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
subject surface form: Guillermo José de la Vega y Varona
this entity surface form: Morro Castle, Havana
Malecón → runsFrom → Castillo del Morro ⓘ
this entity surface form: Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta