Fortress Morro & Walls of San Juan Photos

San Juan, Puerto Rico is a seaport protected by fortresses & walls. Castillo San Felipe del Morro (Morro Fortress) (1540-1786) was built by the Spanish. The fortress & the promenade along the city walls are Unesco Heritage Sites & are run by the U.S. National Parks Service.

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Sentry box on Castillo San Felipe del Morro (Unesco Heritage Site).

Lighthouse (1908) on Morro Fortress.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro (Morro Fortress) (1540-1786) entrance.

Morro Fortress lion crest over entrance.

Morro Fortress neoclassical portal.

Lighthouse (1908) on Morro Fortress built by US military.

Narrow entrance channel of San Juan harbor seen from Morro Fortress.

Old San Juan town, harbor & Morro Fortress from air.

San Juan harbor channel & Morro Fortress batteries.

Morro Fortress firing steps run by US National Parks Service.

Morro Fortress canon emplacements used through WW II.

Morro Fortress canon.

Royal Tern flies off Morro Fortress.

Lighthouse on Morro Fortress shines at dusk.

San Juan harbor channel at dusk.

San Juan harbor channel at sunset.

San Juan harbor at sunset.

Barge in San Juan harbor channel at sunset.

Tanker sails out of San Juan harbor past city walls linear park & walkway.

San Juan city walls (La Muralla) begun in 1539 & promenade run by NPS.

Sentry box on San Juan city walls which were built over 150 years.

Sentry box towers over people strolling along San Juan city walls.

San Juan city walls dwarf Casa Rosa (1812).

San Juan Gate (1639), once main entrance to city from harbor.

Morro Fortress.

Open fields leave invaders vulnerable outside Morro Fortress.

Fields around Morro Fortress used by kite flyers.

San Juan cemetery below Morro Fortress.

Rotunda centerpiece of San Juan cemetery.

Crypts at edge of sea in San Juan cemetery.

Rotunda centerpiece of San Juan cemetery at dusk.

Colored buildings of Old San Juan opposite Morro fortress.


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