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==Description== |
==Description== |
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The fort was built to protect the commercial complex of the city.<ref>{{cite book|last=López Villa|first=Manuel Antonio|title=Arquitectura e historia: curso de historia de la arquitectura|year=2003|publisher=Consejo de Desarrollo Científico y Humanístico. [[Universidad Central de Venezuela]]|location=Caracas|isbn=9789800020739|url=http://books.google.co.ve/books?id=-ZTYuVIgBtQC&pg=PA567|accessdate=5 January 2013|page=567|language=Spanish|volume=2}}</ref> |
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==Early history== |
==Early history== |
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==Twentieth century== |
==Twentieth century== |
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Revision as of 18:44, 5 January 2013
| Solano castle | |
|---|---|
| Puerto Cabello, Carabobo | |
| File:Fortín Solano.jpg The Solano castle was built at the top of the Cresta de Vigía (or "lookout crest") to protect the city from naval attacks. | |
| Type | Fortress |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | State government |
| Open to the public | yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | c. 1766 |
Description
The fort was built to protect the commercial complex of the city.[1]
Early history
Twentieth century
References
- ^ López Villa, Manuel Antonio (2003). Arquitectura e historia: curso de historia de la arquitectura (in Spanish). Vol. 2. Caracas: Consejo de Desarrollo Científico y Humanístico. Universidad Central de Venezuela. p. 567. ISBN 9789800020739. Retrieved 5 January 2013.