Castle
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca
🇨🇺 Cuba · 17th century
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca (also known by the less formal title of Castillo del Morro or as San Pedro de la Roca Castle) is a fortress located on the coast of the Cuban city of Santiago de Cuba. About 6 miles (10 km) southwest of the city centre, it overlooks the bay. The fortress was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1997, cited as the best preserved and most complete example of Spanish-American military architecture.
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Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca ranks #1,387 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 12 mapped in Cuba. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 580 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,683 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. See how Cuba compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca?
Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca stands in Cuba, at 19.96871°, -75.8703°.
When was Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
Is Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Yes — Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca is inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, per its Wikidata entry.
How famous is Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,387 of 7,738 worldwide, and #4 in Cuba. 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 Pedro de la Roca?
Citadelle Laferrière, about 382 km away.
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