Castillo de la Real Fuerza, Plaza de Armas, Havana: the tower and the Giraldilla
Architect/Designer | de Calona, Francisco (1528-1607) |
| Sanchez, Bartolome |
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | Cuba |
City | Havana |
Subject Date | 1577 |
Image Date | 1990 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Negative |
Library Reference | MC Q 081090 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Martin Charles / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Military architecture ; Castles ; 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 RIBA158709 for a colour version of this image.
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