Sailing Through San Juan
by Mariola Bitner
Title
Sailing Through San Juan
Artist
Mariola Bitner
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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San Juan is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.[5] Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Crist�bal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.
Technological advances after World War II in the development of the airliner, coupled with the island's climate and natural setting, have transformed San Juan into the springboard for tourism around the island, and has made the rest of the Caribbean known throughout the world during the last fifty years. Today the capital features hotels, museums, historical buildings, restaurants, beaches and shopping centers. In San Juan there are tourist attractions, including: Old San Juan, Ocean Park, Isla Verde and Condado.
Places and monuments emphasized in tourism campaigns include: Old San Juan, promoting the historic nature of its colonial buildings and narrow streets covered by adoquine, a blue stone cast from furnace slag; they were brought over as ballast on Spanish ships. This includes the city's ancient defensive wall and forts, most notably El Morro and the Castle of San Crist�bal. On January 23, 1984 both of these edifices were catalogued as being part of humanity's cultural patrimony. The restaurants and art galleries in the zone are visited by tourists. The local universities are promoted as historic places, most notably the campus of University of Puerto Rico located in R�o Piedras, which is the oldest university on the island being founded in 1903.
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March 30th, 2017
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Mariola Bitner
Thank you Robyn King for featuring my "Sailing Through San Juan" in the group The World We See Group!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Skyline Photos of America for featuring my "Sailing Through San Juan " in the group Weekenders!
Mary Ann Weger
Congratulations! Your beautiful work has been featured in the Fine Art America group “Balconies Windows and Doors”! You are invited to archive your featured image for permanent storage and for viewing on the Discussions Page—topic name: “2-OPEN - Featured Images from this Group For Permanent Archiving” Simply copy the URL at the top of your image’s profile page, and paste it into the Discussion Page theme as noted above. Group URL: http://fineartamerica.com/groups/balconies-windows-and-doors.html
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Jannice Walker for featuring my "Sailing Throug San Juan" in the group All Art Welcome!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Allan Van Gasbeck for featuring my "Sailing Throug San Juan" in the group Shadows Silhouettes And Reflections Outdoors!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Naomi Burgess for featuring my "Sailing Through San Juan" in the group FAA Collectors Group!
Mariola Bitner
Thank you Mary Ann Weger for featuring my "Sailing Through San Juan" in the group Balconies Windows and Doors!