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 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 5 mapped in Colombia. Founded 1536, it is older than 40% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 891 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,766 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Colombia compares in the castle statistics.
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