Castillo Azul, Costa Rica
Come and visit one of San José’s most symbolic buildings, the charming Castillo Azul and learn its story
Castillo Azul
© Esteban Cervantes Jiménez
The Castillo Azul (Blue Castle) is one of the most emblematic buildings of Costa Rica, becoming a political and historic reference for the Costa Rican people. The castle is located at the vicinity of Ricardo Jiménez Boulevard where you can walk through its long pedestrian avenue and visit the adjacent buildings which have a great cultural and social value.
One of the identifying marks of Castillo Azul is the architectural structure that combines styles as different as the neocolonial or the mediterranean. One of the aspects of the building's aesthetics are its colours, which give it a appearance of spaciousness and sobriety.
The building houses the current Costa Rican Legislative Assembly, but throughout its life, the building had other different roles like, for example, being the Presidential House of dictator Federico Alberto Tinoco or the headquarters of the American Embassy.
Castillo Azul has an incredible story full of ups and downs since it was founded in the republican era commissioned by Máximo Fernández. Thanks to its historic, architectural and political content, The Blue Castle has been recognised as a national monument, becoming one of the most symbolic buildings of Costa Rica.
Castillo Azul has become a touristic reference that you should not miss on your visit to San José.
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Location:
Central Avenue and 15th and 17th Streets, San José.
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What to see:
- Parque Metropolitano La Sabana Park
- Parque Morazán Park
- Parque Nacional Park
- Parque Diversiones Park
- Parque España Park
- Central Park
- Parque Zoológico Simón Bolívar Zoo
- Spirogyra Butterfly Garden
- Parque de la Paz Park
- Parque Okayama Park
- Parque de la Merced Park
- Mercado Central
- Mercado Borbón Market
- Casa Amarilla
- Edificio Metálico
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Edificio Luis Ollé Building
- Former Atlantic Train Station
- Alianza Francesa
- Edificio Maroy Building
- Edificio Herdocia Building
- Biblioteca Nacional
- Iglesia de la Merced
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad Church
- Barrio Amón Neighbourhood
- Distrito Escazú District
- Teatro Nacional
- Teatro Melico Salazar Theatre
- Galería Nacional
- Teatro Auditorio Nacional
- Centro Costarricense de Ciencia y Cultura Centre
- Banco Central
- Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
- Avenida Central
- Paseo Colón
- Catedral Metropolitana Cathedral
- Plaza de la Cultura
- Plaza de la Democracia
- Bulevar Ricardo Jiménez Boulevard
- Plaza de la Libertad Electoral
- Castillo Azul
- Fuente Hispanidad Fountain
- Teatro Variedades Theatre
- Plaza Juan Mora Fernández
Museums:
- Museo del Jade
- Gold Museum
- Museo de Numismática
- Museo Nacional de Costa Rica
- Museo Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia Historical Museum
- Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo
- Museo de la Comunidad Judía de Costa Rica
- TEOR/ética
- Museo de Ciencias Naturales La Salle
- Museo Rafael Obregón Loría Masonic Museum Grand Lodge
- Children´s Museum
- Museo del Arte Costarricense
- Museo Filatélico y Numismático Museum
- Museo Histórico Agrícola Santa Ana Museum
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