Cuba · 18th century
Fortaleza de San Carlos de la Cabaña (Spanish pronunciation: [foɾtaˌlesa de ˌsan ˌkaɾlos de la kaˈbaɲa]; lit. 'Fort of Saint Charles of the Cabin'), colloquially known as La Cabaña, is an 18th-century fortress complex, the third-largest in the Americas, located on the elevated eastern side of the harbor entrance in Havana, Cuba. The fort rises above the 60-meter (200 ft) hilltop, along with Morro Castle. The fort is part of the Old Havana World Heritage Site which was created in 1982.
Text adapted from “La Cabaña” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress ranks #832 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 12 mapped in Cuba. Founded 1762, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,791 times in the last 60 days, more than 86% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Havana, 1 km away. See how Cuba compares in the castle statistics.
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