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Fort of Paimogo

Lourinhã e Atalaia, Portugal · built 1674

Fort of Paimogo
Fort of Paimogo. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Fort of Paimogo, also known as the Fort of Our Lady of the Angels of Paimogo (Forte de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos de Paimogo), stands in a dominant position on Paimogo beach near the town of Lourinhã, Lisbon District in Portugal Constructed in 1674, it ceased to serve a military function in 1834 and is now under threat from coastal erosion. The fort presents an almost unique example of a fort from that period that has not undergone subsequent modification.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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