The 16th-century "shooting platform" at Fortaleza Ozama in Santo Domingo
The Salto de Jimenoa waterfall in the mountains of the Dominican Republic
The flame inside the Panteon Nacional burns 24 hours a day
All branches of military of the Dominican Republic were represented at Parque de Independencia for the President, during the Dominican Independence Day
The Alcazar de Colon was the home of Diego Colombus, son of Christopher Colombus and was the Governor of the Indies succeeding his father in the early 1500s. Santo Domingo.
Inside of Iglesia de las Mercedes, constructed in the mid-1500s. Santo Domingo.
Looking down from Alacazar de Colon. Santo Domingo.
The 16th-century "shooting platform" at Fortaleza Ozama in Santo Domingo, with the Tower of Homage in the background
Wall of the Torre del Homenaje. Santo Domingo.
A veteran of the Dominican military watches the parade during Indpendence Day
Outside the Panteon Nacional in Santo Domingo
Scene from the square in front of Iglesia de las Mercedes. Santo Domingo.
The Torre del Homenaje was built in 1505 as a part of Fortaleza Ozama to protect Santo Domingo, and is the oldest European military building in America
Ruins of the Monasterio de San Francisco, the first Franciscan monastery in America, constructed in the 1500s. Santo Domingo.
Medieval music from the Music Room of Alcazar de Colon. Santo Domingo.
Colombus brought just over a dozen horses to the New World. They wore armor like this, found in the Alcazar de Colon. Santo Domingo.
Sculpture depicting Mary on her deathbed, surrounded by the Apostles, from the 17th century, in Alcazar de Colon. Santo Domingo.
