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Old San Juan
Viejo San Juan | |
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Historic district | |
 Aerial view of Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Old San Juan | |
| Nickname: La Ciudad Amurallada (The Walled City) | |
 Satellite image of Old San Juan within San Juan Antiguo alongside Santurce | |
 Location of Old San Juan within San Juan Antiguo shown in yellow and San Juan shown in light grey | |
  Old San Juan Location in Puerto Rico | |
| Coordinates: 18°27′59″N 66°6′37″W / 18.46639°N 66.11028°W | |
| Commonwealth |  Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | San Juan |
| Established | 1521[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST (no daylight saving time)) |
| ZIP codes | 00901-02 |
| Area code | 787, 939 |
| Subbarrios (sub-wards) | Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, Puerta de Tierra, San Cristóbal, San Francisco |
| Website | www |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | vi |
| Designated | 1983 (7th session) |
| Reference no. | 266 |
| Region | The Americas |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark District | |
| Official name | Zona Histórica de San Juan |
| Designated | October 10, 1972 |
| Reference no. | 72001553[2][3] |
| Location | NW triangle of the islet of San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Governing body | State |
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Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district located at the "northwest triangle"[4] of the islet of San Juan in San Juan. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios (sub-districts) of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Old San Juan is the oldest settlement within Puerto Rico and the historic colonial district of the city of San Juan. This historic district is a National Historic Landmark District named Zona Histórica de San Juan and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places as the Old San Juan Historic District (Spanish: Distrito Histórico del Viejo San Juan).[3] Several historical buildings and structures, particularly La Fortaleza, the city walls, and El Morro and San Cristóbal castles, have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1983.[5] Historically the mixed-use commercial and residential real estate in the main streets of Calle Cristo and Calle Fortaleza from Calle Tanca to the Governor’s Mansion is the most valuable in the area and it has kept its value and increased steadily through several years despite the past economic turmoils.
- ^ San Juan, Ciudad Capital. SanJuan.pr. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ^ Zona Historica de San Juan / San Juan Historic Zone. US Dept of the Interior. National Park Service. NRHP Inventory - Nomination Form. Prepared by Luis M. Rodriguez Morales, Director, Puerto Rico National Archives. 10 October 1972. Accessed 11 February 2019.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Zona Historica de San Juan / San Juan Historic Zone. US Dept of the Interior. National Park Service. NRHP Inventory - Nomination Form. Page 1. Prepared by Luis M. Rodriguez Morales, Director, Puerto Rico National Archives. 10 October 1972. Accessed 11 February 2019.
- ^ "La Fortaleza and San Juan National Historic Site in Puerto Rico". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-09-22.