Plaza de Armas de San Juan during Christmas

The Plaza de Armas of San Juan is one of the main squares in San Juan, the capital of

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. It is located on San José Street in

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, and was designed to serve as the original main square for the city.

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is located to the north of the square, while the

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lies at the west. The square's main feature is a round fountain with four marble statues representing "The Four Seasons", originally placed in the four corners of the square, which had been commissioned in 1856 to the "

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", to be placed in Paseo La Princesa esplanade in Old San Juan.www.places.eyetour.com
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The four seasons fountain

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