A bartizan is a part of a fortified wall, which is built out from a corner. The cylindrical tower, with the domed roof, was a sentry box. The material, used for constructing the fort, was local coquina limestone. The sentry box or garita, an architectural feature of Spanish Caribbean forts, had fallen off sometime during the 1800s while Fort Matanzas sat abandoned. It was rebuilt of brick in 1927 and again of coquina in 1929 using steel reinforcing rods to attach it to the existing parapet walls. The fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Fort Matanzas National Monument. The fort is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as Fort Matanzas National Monument.Galleries:Fort Matanzas, Forts and Fortifications, St. JohnsKeywords:Fort Matanzas National Park, Forts, National Monument, Saint Augustine, Spanish fort, St. Augustine, bartizan, coquina, garita, sentry boxPhoto Location: Fort Matanzas National Monument, St. Johns County, FloridaPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 12/17/2013Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 0.0166667F Number: 13Original Dimensions: 3744×5616Picture Orientation: PortraitGPS Coordinates: 29°42′55″N 81°14′21″WPicture Number: 26029
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