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Forte del Santissimo Salvatore

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Forte del Santissimo Salvatore
Forte del Santissimo Salvatore. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Forte del Santissimo Salvatore, also known as Castello del Santissimo Salvatore, is a fort in Messina, Sicily, southern Italy. It was built in the mid-16th century, and it is still military property. Some of its walls were demolished after the earthquake of 1908, but the rest of the fort is still intact.

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

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