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Forte do Rato
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Tavira
8800, Tavira
Fortress located at the mouth of the Gilão River, built in the XVI century, with bulwarks. It was rebuilt during the Restauração wars. Nowadays, it is in an advanced process of degradation.
Quinta do Forte
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Rua Forte de Lovelhe
4920-084, Lovelhe
Civil architecture farm accommodation, revival and neoclassical pombalina, deployed in gentle slope soils. To enhance certain decorative details in Pombaline late revival. Currently has residential function.
Forte de Santo Amaro / Forte do Areeiro
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Avenida Marginal
2780, Oeiras
Similar to the Bateria das Fontainhas but more recently build, this fortress was projected at the beginning of the 20th century by the engineering major António Augusto Nogueira de Campos.
Forte de São João Baptista / Forte da Berlenga
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Arquipélago das Berlengas
2520, Ilha da Berlenga
Large stone wall rosea in the shape of a polyhedron. Has canhoteiras and bunkers that denote great simplicity and rigour. Barracks and other dependencies are organized in a set of several volumes.
Forte de São João Batista / Aquário da Madeira
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Rua Forte de São João Batista, 7-A
9270-095, Porto Moniz
Replica of the old São João Batista Fort located there, built in 1730, due to the pirate attacks on Porto Moniz. In 1998, the town's Municipal Council acquired the ruins, completely restoring it and giving it its original appearance, in order to house the Madeira Aquarium.
Forte da Barra de Aveiro / Castelo da Gafanha
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Barra
3830-565, Barra
This fort was built around 1640 during the Restoration War. It features two bastions connected by walls. One of the walls has a staircase that leads to the upper terrace, where the lighthouse stands out due to its disproportionate size compared to the rest of the building. In the early 19th century, it underwent alterations to make it more militarily suitable.
Forte Nossa Senhora das Neves / Castelo de Matosinhos
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Largo do Castelo
4450, Leça da Palmeira
This 17th century building is shaped like a four-pointed star, each protected by guardhouses. The vestiges of this defensive fort can be seen on Avenida Doutor Antunes Guimarães, Rampa do Castelo and Rua de Santa Catarina. It began to be built in 1638, but in 1655 it was still not completed. In 1832, during the civil war, it underwent some modifications and, in the 20th century, it was handed over to the Captaincy of the Port of Leixões, which carried out works to house its staff there.
Forte da Praia da Consolação
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Largo Nossa Senhora da Consolação
2525, Consolação
Located next to Consolação beach, it was built in the mid-17th century to reinforce the defenses of Peniche Bay. It features four triangular bastions and five platforms housing the fire hydrants, with access to the interior via a bridge. Over the years, and especially after the 1755 earthquake, it underwent renovations but has always maintained its original Mannerist structure.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz
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Avenida Dom Carlos I
2750-310, Cascais
The fortress of Nossa Senhora da Luz has a portal with pilasters and a pediment heavy denticuladas. The coat of arms of Portuguese Crown evokes the overlapping of past wars.