. The standard guide . MENRNaJEZ. tion; it was built by the United States in 1842 furnace) m the moat between the east curtain and the water dates from 1844 for the romantic tale of a sub-terranean passageway whichformerly led from the southwestbastion to a neighboring con-vent. The fort is surroundedby a moat, 40 feet wide. Itwas formerly deeper than atpresent, with a perfectly ce-mented concrete floor, and wasflooded from the bay at hightide. Running along the outeredge of the moat are narrowlevel spaces called covcrcd-ways;and wider levels called places-of-arms, where artillery wasmounted a
. The standard guide . MENRNaJEZ. tion; it was built by the United States in 1842 furnace) m the moat between the east curtain and the water dates from 1844 for the romantic tale of a sub-terranean passageway whichformerly led from the southwestbastion to a neighboring con-vent. The fort is surroundedby a moat, 40 feet wide. Itwas formerly deeper than atpresent, with a perfectly ce-mented concrete floor, and wasflooded from the bay at hightide. Running along the outeredge of the moat are narrowlevel spaces called covcrcd-ways;and wider levels called places-of-arms, where artillery wasmounted and the troops gath-ered, protected by the outerwall or parapet, from whichslopes the glacis. The fortifi-cation of stone {water battery)in front is of modern construc-The small brick building {hot shot. SAN JUAN DE PINUS. The Standard Guide. 49
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