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Roosevelt Tower (officially: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower, Spanish: Torre Franklin Delano Roosevelt), more popularly known as La Torre, is a 173.54 feet (52.89 m) [2] clock tower located above the main entrance to the Baldorioty de Castro Building in the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
The Edificio Alcaldia (Spanish for ''city hall building''), also known as the Antigua Casa Alcaldía de Carolina (Old City Hall of Carolina), [2] is a historic building in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The building was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega , then an architect of the Department of the Interior, with assistance of Francisco ...
This is a list of landmarks in Puerto Rico. These are either tourist attractions, places of interest or famous landmarks located in Puerto Rico . The list is divided among the 78 municipalities of the island.
Flag of Puerto Rico: 1952 [1] Seal: Seal of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1] Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Puerto Rico: 1976 [1] Flower: Thespesia grandiflora: 2019 [2] [3] Song " La Borinqueña" 1977 [1] Motto: Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name") 1905 [4] Nickname: Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment") [5]
National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 8 municipalities of Puerto Rico. This is a list of properties and districts in the southern municipalities of Puerto Rico that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos).
List of dams and reservoirs in Puerto Rico; List of fire stations in Puerto Rico; List of hospitals in Puerto Rico; List of hotels in Puerto Rico; Lighthouses in Puerto Rico; List of Masonic buildings in Puerto Rico; List of museums in Puerto Rico; List of prisons in Puerto Rico; Schools List of high schools in Puerto Rico; List of sugar ...
Parque de Bombas in August 1977. The structure was built as the main exhibit pavilion for the 1882 Exhibition Trade Fair. [4] The Madrid-based central government assigned the task of designing and constructing it to a Spanish Army officer, Lt. Colonel Máximo de Meana y Guridi [5] [6] who was also a trained architect and later served as Mayor of the city.
The Puerto Rican parrot is the only remaining native parrot in Puerto Rico and, as its current population is currently estimated at 58-80 and around 300 in captivity, is one of the 10 most critically-endangered species in the world.