San Juan Paradise #1
by Kasia Bitner
Title
San Juan Paradise #1
Artist
Kasia Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Castillo San Crist�bal, also known as Fort San Crist�bal, is a fort in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built by Spain to protect against land based attacks on the city of San Juan. It is part of San Juan National Historic Site.
Castillo San Cristobal is the largest fortification built by the Spanish in the New World. When it was finished in 1783, it covered about 27 acres of land and basically wrapped around the city of San Juan. Entry to the city was sealed by San Cristobal's double gates. After close to one hundred years of relative peace in the area, part of the fortification (about a third) was demolished in 1897 to help ease the flow of traffic in and out of the walled city.
This fortress was built on a hill originally known as the Cerro de la Horca or the Cerro del Quemadero, which was changed to Cerro de San Cristobal in celebration of the Spanish victories ejecting English and Dutch interlopers from the island of this name in the Lesser Antilles, then forming part of the insular territorial glacis of Puerto Rico.
Castillo de San Cristobal (Fort San Cristobal) also contains cisterns, that were used for the transport of water during the ages of the Spanish Colony. They are extremely huge (30ft tall, 60ft wide and 100ft long) and were used as bomb shelters during World War II. They could be used for a future war again with some refurbishments.
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April 13th, 2017
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Mariola Bitner
Thank you Jannice Walker for featuring my "Jowey Winnie" in the group All Art Welcome!
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your wonderful image has been featured in the Fine Art America Group: “Cloud Formations—Sky Activity—and Eternal Horizons”! You are invited to archive your featured image for long-term storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page: “Featured Images Archive” theme. Simply copy your image’s Embed URL and paste it into the theme as noted above. Group URL: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/cloud-formations--sky-activity--and-eternal-horizons-.html
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Mary Ann Weger for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Cloud Formations - Sky Activity - And Eternal Horizons!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Becki Kremer for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Caribbean Life!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Darren Fisher for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Water Water and Water!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Rebecca Malo for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Pin Me - Daily!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Karen Silvestri for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Lady Photographers and Artists!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Romuald Henry Wasielewski for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Arts Fantastic World!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Nader Rangidan for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Fine Arts Professionals!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you John M Bailey for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Images That Excite You!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Nina Prommer for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group ART - It Is Good For You!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Michael Mirijan for featuring my "San Juan Paradise" in the group Pictures for present!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Michael Mirijan
This wonderful picture is featured on the homepage of the "Pictures for Present" group.