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Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro

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Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Castillo De Los Tres Reyes Del Morro
Phone:
+53 7 8619727

Hours:
Sunday10am - 7pm
Monday10am - 7pm
Tuesday10am - 7pm
Wednesday10am - 7pm
Thursday10am - 7pm
Friday10am - 7pm
Saturday10am - 7pm


Morro Castle , named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. The design was drawn up by the Italian engineer Battista Antonelli; originally under the control of Spain, the fortress was captured by the British in 1762, and was returned to the Spanish under treaty terms a year later.The Morro fortress in Havana shares its name with structures in Santiago de Cuba and the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In this case, the Spanish morro means a rock which is very visible from the sea and therefore serves as a navigational landmark. Perched on the promontory on the opposite side of the harbor from Old Havana, it can be viewed from miles around as it dominates the port entrance. Built initially in 1589 in response to raids on Havana harbor, el Morro protected the mouth of the harbor with a chain being strung out across the water to the fort at La Punta.
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