Santo Domingo City Walls

When the original city (founded by Bartholomew Columbus on the east bank of the river Ozama) was destroyed by a hurricane, the governor, Nicolas Ovando rebuilt the settlement across the river, adding walls to defend it from pirate attacks. The walled enclosure has six gates, and twenty bastions surrounding the colonial city. The best view can be found at Sans Souci Cruise Port, built in coral stone and surrounding the square where the Ozama fortress was built in the year 1502.