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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.
The Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish: Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas) is a Puerto Rican government program adopted by the state Planning Board (Junta de Planificación) for use by both private and public entities to evaluate, register, revitalize, develop or protect the built historic and cultural heritage of Puerto Rico in the context and for economic ...
National Register entries listed below are found in the highlighted 24 municipalities of Puerto Rico. This portion of National Register of Historic Places listings in Puerto Rico is along the central mountain region, from Las Marías and Maricao in the central-west to Juncos in the central-east, including the slopes of the Cordillera.
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 ...
Site of original 1508 Spanish settlement in Puerto Rico by Juan Ponce de León. It also represents the oldest European settlement under United States jurisdiction. Now home of the Museum of the Conquest and Colonization of Puerto Rico. Also a National Historic Landmark. 2: Iglesia Parroquial de San Pedro Martir de Guaynabo [c]
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.
La Fortaleza from the Bay of San Juan as recorded in the 1671 edition of John Ogilby's America, one of the most influential works of the 17th century. La Fortaleza was the first defensive fortification built in the historic city of Old San Juan, originally known as Ciudad de Puerto Rico (rich port city), and the first of a series of military structures built to protect the city, which included ...