El Morro, Old San Juan, PR

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This is a spiral staircase that leads to the top level of El Morro Fortress in Old San Juan. The stairs spiral was so dark that it took 10 exposure to achieve this HDR composition with some lighting inside.

 

Fort San Felipe del Morro —or El Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Spanish— is a sixteenth-century citadel which lies on the northwestern-most point of the islet of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain, the fort, also referred to as "El Morro" or "promontory", was designed to guard the entrance to San Juan bay, and defend the city of San Juan from seaborne enemies

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Uploaded on January 19, 2010
Taken on January 19, 2010