San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba

San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Santiago de Cuba skrevs in på UNESCO:s världsarvslista 1997 som kulturarv i Cuba. Platsen hör till regionen Latin America and the Caribbean.

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Världsarvet har varit en del av den gemensamma UNESCO-listan sedan 1997.

UNESCOCommercial and political rivalries in the Caribbean region in the 17th century resulted in the construction of this massive series of fortifications on a rocky promontory, built to protect the important port of Santiago. This intricate complex of forts, magazines, bastions and batteries is the most complete, best-preserved example of Spanish-American military architecture, based on Italian and Renaissance design principles.