Batería de la Reina
| Batería de la Reina | |
|---|---|
 Batería de la Reina | |
 | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Defensive structure |
| Architectural style | Fortress |
| Location | Next to Caleta de San Lazaro |
| Town or city | Havana |
| Country | Cuba |
| Coordinates | 23°08′31″N 82°22′17″W / 23.141832°N 82.371513°W |
| Groundbreaking | ca. 1856 |
| Estimated completion | 1661 |
| Destroyed | ca. 1900 |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Load bearing |
| Material | Brick |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Known for | 44 pieces of artillery |
Batería de la de la Reina, built between 1856 and 1861, was a colonial military defense fortress that had accommodations for a garrison of 250 men and 44 pieces of artillery. It was demolished in 1901. Its site was in the esplanade that today occupies the Antonio Maceo park.[1] The fort was a semi-circular building with a 44-gun battery facing the sea. Its fires intersected with those of the Santa Clara Battery and the “Castillo de la Punta”.[1]
Gallery
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Map of the Caleta de San Lazaro showing the Batería de la Reina. -
Batería de la Reina.4 demolition. -
Batería de la Reina -
Batería de la Reina.2 demolition. -
Batería de la Reina.3 demolition.
See also
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[edit]- ^ a b "MALECON – BATERIA DE LA REINA". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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