Arsenal

Today: Arsenal de Cartagena, Cartagena

Place: Cartagena
Kind: Arsenal
Built: 1732 to 1782
What remains: Standing
Visiting: Book ahead

The shipyard and naval base that Felipe V and the Marquis of Ensenada wanted for the Mediterranean. Sebastián Feringán drew the plans, which the king signed in 1731, and work began in 1732; Mateo Vodopich finished it in 1782, under Charles III. It is still run by the Navy and can be visited only by booking ahead.

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