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Castle of Campo Maior

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Castle of Campo Maior
Castle of Campo Maior. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Castle of Campo Maior (Portuguese: Castelo de Campo Maior) is a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maior, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, oriented towards Spain, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Elvas, Olivença and Juromenha. It is a walled bulwark of the modern era, highlighted by a Renaissance-era window in the northern tower of the castle. It has been listed as a National monument since 1911.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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