![]() From the outside, you can still sneak a peek at the pretty gardens that surround it.ĭiagonally across the street (on the south side of Plaza Colón), you’ll find the Tapía Theater ( Teatro Alejandro Tapía y Rivera). ![]() The building has been restored and, though it is not open for tours, it is available for parties, weddings, and other events. The elegance of the place is amazing, with marble staircases, balconies, and mirrors that reflect the wealth of that upper class of society. ![]() This was “the place” for the Spanish gentry to gather for social events, until it closed in 1942. This building, called the Antiguo Casino de San Juan, was built in 1917. After you finished at Fort San Cristobal, you will want to walk down to the corner (toward Plaza Colón).Īt the corner, turn left (eastward) and take a moment check out the copper-domed building. If you followed Part 3 of our Old San Juan walking tour, you ended at Fort San Cristobal. Many of the buildings that you will visit on this tour are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This fourth installment leaves the “old world” and moves on to the “newer” parts (relatively speaking) of the city … those parts constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s. ![]() The first three parts ( 1, 2, 3) of our walking tour took you to most of the older, historical sites in Old San Juan. ![]()
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