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Royal Shipyard of Havana

Royal Shipyard of Havana
Real Arsenal de La Habana
General information
Town or cityHavana
CountryCuba
Current tenantsHavana Central railway station
Construction startedca. 1717
Closed1902

The Royal Arsenal of Havana was located South East of the Campo de Marte and played a prominent role in Spanish shipbuilding in the 18th century. In total, seventy-four warships were built in Havana during this century.[1]

According to the UNESCO, Havana Royal Shipyard in the 18th century developed the most complete dockyard in the New World.[2]

  1. ^ "https://archive.org/embed/elrealarsenaldel00orte" width="560" height="384" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" allowfullscreen>
  2. ^ "Old Havana and its Fortification System". UNESCO World Heritage List website.

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