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Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Havana: the drawbridge and main entrance

RIBA Ref No RIBA146352
Architect/Designerde Calona, Francisco (1528-1607)
Sanchez, Bartolome
Artist/PhotographerCharles, Martin (1940-2012)
CountryCuba
CityHavana
Subject Date1577
Image Date1990
ViewExterior
MediumNegative
Library ReferenceMC T 141090
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditMartin Charles / RIBA Collections
SubjectMilitary architecture ; Castles ; Entrances ; Moats
NOTES: Built between 1558-1577, it was the first bastioned fortress to be built in the Americas. The engineer was Bartolome Sanchez, under the direction of the architect Francisco de Calona. See RIBA158721 for a colour version of this image.
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