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Plaza de Armas (arms square) is Old San Juan's main square, on San José Street. Features four statues representing the four seasons; all are over 100 years old. It was carefully planned as the main city square and has served as a social meeting place for generations.
Excerpt from www.topuertorico.org/city/sanjuan.shtml
Very colorful building in Old San Juan with a painting of Don Pedro Albizu Campos, located in San Sebastian street
"Behind the Walls" walking tour of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Eastern Caribbean Cruise aboard Carnival Glory. July 9-16, 2016
Series of pictures taken early in the morning on the way to Del Morro Castle. This is the exact spot where the night before we looked out over peaceful San Juan Bay.
The spray is actually the waves hitting under the sidewalk and shooting up through the drainage system.
For centuries Spanish dignitaries entered San Juan through this gate. From here they proceeded up the street to San Juan Cathedral to thank God for a safe voyage.
Access to and from San Juan was controlled through five gates within the 3 mile wall that enclosed the city.Each gate had a different function. The San Juan Gate was San Juan's formal or symbolic entrance. Guards secured the gates at night. If you were outside when the gates closed , you remained outside until they reopened in the morning.
Old San Juan
Viejo San Juan
Puerto Rico
12/1/2014