Lighthouse of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro - PRAHA

Lighthouse of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro

Description

Lighthouse of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro (fortress) in Old San Juan. On the first level, the tower has a door, a window, and a staircase leading to a second level which has a battlement, a door, and a sign. At the top, there is a balcony with a metal railing, the lamp, and a small dome with a weather vane on top. There is a soldier in the tower and two others in front of the lighthouse.
Origin Name
Box 427, Folder 3, Photo 4838
Relation
San Juan National Historic Site (NPS) > San Juan NHS Resource Records Collection > Series VIII Visual Materiales 1788-2017, Subseries B Photographs 1890 - 2011 > Box 427 - Folder 3 - 1898 Collection (23) - 1900
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
1900
Descriptive Notes
Title assigned by the cataloging team. The image has an inscription reading: "The light-House, Morro Castle, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Copyright 1900 by R.Y. Young." The general description, date, or geographical coverage has information furnished by the San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.
Colaborador
  • Antonelli, Bautista (1547 - 1616) - Ingeniero
  • de Villalonga y de la Fuente, Juan José (1750 - 1821) - Ingeniero
  • Mestre, Juan Francisco (1732 - 1806) - Ingeniero
  • O'Daly Blake, Thomas (Tomás) (1728 - 1781) - Ingeniero
  • Venegas Osorio, Luis (16--? - 1686) - Ingeniero
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Old towns
  • Coastal fortifications
  • Forts
  • Lighthouses
  • Doorways
  • Stairs (series of steps)
  • Doors
  • Lighthouse lamps
  • Weathervanes
  • Soldiers
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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