La Princesa Jail, Old San Juan - PRAHA

La Princesa Jail, Old San Juan

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Description

Partial view of the façade of La Princesa Jail, a building with a Neoclassical-looking building located on the promenade of the same name, in Old San Juan. The main entrance is a flat arch flanked by two pairs of pilasters on a wall with quoins, then a cornice above which, there is a clock and a triangular pediment. A lantern and dome top off the central composition of the façade. The building extends on both sides with equidistant doors and windows protected by grilles. In front of the building, there is a metal fence with low posts. Several people can be seen in the vicinity.
Origin Name
Box 428, Folder 4, Photo 4962
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 428 - Folder 4 - 1898 Collection (31) - Undated
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
[189-?]
Descriptive Notes
Title assigned by the cataloging team. The general description, date, or geographical coverage has information furnished by the San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Old towns
  • Promenades (walkways)
  • Jails (buildings)
  • Entrances
  • Pilasters (wall components)
  • Cornices
  • Clocks
  • Pediments
  • Lanterns (roof appendajes)
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Fences (site elements)
  • Posts (structural elements)
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • Palm trees
  • Neoclassical
Decolonial Subject
Rights
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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