| Batería de la Reina | |
|---|---|
 Batería de la Reina | |
 Interactive map of Batería de la Reina | |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Type | Defensive structure |
| Architectural style | Fortress |
| Location | Next toCaleta de San Lazaro, Havana, Cuba |
| Coordinates | 23°08′31″N82°22′17″W / 23.141832°N 82.371513°W /23.141832; -82.371513 |
| Groundbreaking | ca. 1856 |
| Estimated completion | 1661 |
| Destroyed | ca. 1900 |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 100 metres (330 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Load bearing |
| Material | Brick |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Known for | 44 pieces of artillery |
Batería de la de la Reina, built between 1856 and 1861, was aHavana, Cuba colonial military defense fortress that had accommodations for a garrison of 250 men and 44 pieces of artillery. It was demolished in 1901. Its site was in the esplanade that today occupies the Antonio Maceo park.[1] The fort was a semi-circular building with a 44-gun battery facing the sea. Its fires intersected with those of theSanta Clara Battery and the “Castillo de la Punta”.[1]
