Colonial Architecture, Old San Juan
P.R. Navy
This abstract artwork layers color with pattern and texture to mirror the streets of Old San Juan and island life.
Colonial architecture in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Colonial architecture in Old San Juan reveals centuries of history through timeless facades, wrought-iron balconies, and thick stone walls, where Spanish influence and Caribbean climate come together.
P.R. Navy
This abstract artwork layers color with pattern and texture to mirror the streets of Old San Juan and island life.
About the Artists
Carlos Davilla Rinaldi
Orlando Mergal
Colonial Architecture, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
Old San Juan's colonial architecture spans five centuries of Spanish and Caribbean building tradition, characterized by thick lime-mortar masonry walls designed to withstand both hurricane winds and cannon fire, paired with graceful wrought-iron balconies draped in tropical vegetation. Each block of the seven-square-block historic district reveals a different layer of the city's past, from 16th-century fortifications to 19th-century bourgeois townhouses, all unified by the rhythmic play of color, texture, and tropical light.
To visit this location or schedule a tour please stop by Rio Mar's concierge desk in the lobby.