Torreón de San Lázaro
| El Torreón de San Lázaro | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the El Torreón de San Lázaro area | |
| General information | |
| Type | Defense |
| Location | Havana, Cuba |
| Coordinates | 23°08′30″N 82°22′27″W / 23.141605482397°N 82.37408954425452°W |
| Opened | 1781 |
| Height | |
| Height | 9.14 metres |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 4.57 metres |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Load bearing |
| Material | Masonry |
| Floor count | 1 |
El Torreón de San Lázaro is round tower of masonry built on the shore of the Caleta de San Lazaro. The Torreón de San Lázaro is approximately 4.57 metres (15.0 ft) in diameter and 9.14 metres (30.0 ft) high with embrasures along its wall at the intermediate level and a battlement parapet at the third level roof. It has a wooden entry door at ground level. With the passage of time, the San Lazaro cove was filled and the tower was included in a Republican-era park named after Major General Antonio Maceo. In an 1853 map of Havana it is shown as the Torreón de Vijias (lookouts). In 1982, the Torreón was inscribed along with other historic sites in Old Havana on the UNESCO World Heritage List, because of the city's importance in the European conquest of the New World and its unique architecture.