Fortress
San José Castle
🇬🇹 Guatemala · 19th century
San José Castle -also known as Castillo de San José in Spanish- was opened to the public on 25 May 1846 on the «Buena Vista Hill» on the southeast of Guatemala City by general Rafael Carrera government; it was also known as «Carrera Castle». San José Fort was located where later Guatemalan administrations built a new city Hall, a National Theater and part of the Bolivar Avenue. The fort had a shooting range for the soldiers, ammunition warehouses, horses, diners and a small pond that was called "Soldier's Pond".
Text adapted from “San José Castle (Guatemala City)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San José Castle ranks #7,097 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #3 of the 3 mapped in Guatemala. Founded 1846, it is older than 9% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 607 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Guatemala compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is San José Castle?
San José Castle stands in Guatemala, at 14.643°, -90.5155°.
When was San José Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1846. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is San José Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,097 of 8,134 worldwide, and #3 in Guatemala. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to San José Castle?
Castillo de Dorión, about 20 km away.
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