Castle
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas
🇨🇴 Colombia · 16th century
The Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (San Felipe de Barajas Castle) is a fortress in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. The castle was built in 1639 and is located on the Hill of San Lázaro in a strategic location, dominating approaches to the city by land or sea. It was originally known as the Castillo de San Lázaro. It was built by African slave labor under Spanish supervision during the colonial era. The fortress was involved in several battles between the late 17th to early 19th centuries between European powers.
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Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas ranks #834 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 4 mapped in Colombia. Founded 1536, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,766 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Colombia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas?
Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas stands in Colombia, at 10.42222°, -75.53806°.
When was Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1536. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #834 of 7,738 worldwide, and #1 in Colombia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas?
Castle of San Luis de Bocachica, about 12 km away.
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