city walls of Old San Juan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/city_walls_of_Old_San_Juan
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Castillo_San_Cristóbal
gptkb:Castillo_San_Felipe_del_Morro
gptkbp:builtBy Spanish colonial authorities
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1539
gptkbp:demolished southern wall (in 1897)
gptkbp:feature forts
bastions
gates
gptkbp:height up to 42 feet
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
National Historic Landmark
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label city walls of Old San Juan
gptkbp:length about 3 miles (originally)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:San_Juan
gptkb:Old_San_Juan
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:U.S._National_Park_Service
gptkbp:material masonry
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Puerta_de_Tierra
gptkb:Puerta_de_San_Juan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:San_Juan_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:purpose defense
gptkbp:significance protected San Juan from attacks
gptkbp:status partially preserved
gptkbp:thickness up to 45 feet
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:San_Juan_National_Historic_Site
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paseo_del_Morro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7