Castillo San Felipe de Barajas stands 135 feet (41 meters) above sea level at Cartagena, Colombia, and is named for Philip IV of Spain. The infobox gives its construction as 1639 to 1767, and the article credits Antonio de Arévalo as builder, with an expansion in 1763. African slave labor built it under Spanish supervision. The article notes that its text also says construction was finished by 1536, which conflicts with the 1639 start.
The triangular castle sits on a hill, surrounded by batteries, with an underground gallery and a maze of tunnels. The article calls it the most formidable defensive complex of Spanish military architecture.
In 1741 British Admiral Edward Vernon attacked, but Blas de Lezo repelled him. UNESCO listed it in 1984 with the historic centre of Cartagena. Only some tunnels are open to visitors.
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