Kategorie

Cultural

Land

United States of America

Einschreibungsjahr

1983

Kriterien

(vi)

UNESCO-ID

266

Beschreibung

Between the 16th and 20th centuries, a series of defensive structures was built at this strategic point in the Caribbean Sea to protect the city and the Bay of San Juan. They represent a fine display of European military architecture adapted to harbour sites on the American continent.