Police Fort

This fort, locally known as the Comandancia de la Policía Nacional Revolucionaria de La Habana, is located in the heart of Havana in Cuba.

Although it may resemble a true colonial fort, it is not. The first structure on this site, a cannon foundry, was built in 1588. It operated until 1624 and used copper from a mine near Santiago de Cuba, called 'El Cobre'.

From 1708 to 1730, the 'San Telmo' bastion stood here. Over its ruins, a city arsenal called 'Maestranza de Artillería' was constructed. That arsenal was demolished in 1938 and replaced by the current building.

Today, it serves as the headquarters of the National Revolutionary Police Force of Havana and is not open to the public. Although this 'fort' is actually a 20th-century structure, I really like how it looks!

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