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Arsenal de San Juan

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Old San Juan Naval Arsenal entrance
Old San Juan Naval Arsenal entrance

The former Spanish Navy Arsenal of San Juan (Spanish: Arsenal de la Marina Española), historically known as the San Juan Naval Station and also known as the Navy Arsenal of La Puntilla (Arsenal de la Marina de la Puntilla), the Arsenal of San Juan (Arsenal de San Juan) or simply El Arsenal, is a historic building complex and former Spanish Navy armory located in La Puntilla, a former neighborhood of the Old San Juan historic district in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It was built in 1800 at the site of the old main port of San Juan, today the Old San Juan marine and cruise piers area between the former United States Custom House and the Coast Guard Station.

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Arsenal de San Juan
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Avenida Luis Muñoz Rivera
00906 San Juan (Viejo San Juan)
Puerto Rico, United States
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Old San Juan Naval Arsenal entrance
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