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Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica

Buildings and structures in AlmadaForts in PortugalNational monuments in Setúbal District
Torre velha da caparica
Torre velha da caparica

The Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica (Portuguese: Forte de São Sebastião de Caparica) also known as the Tower of São Sebastião (Portuguese: Torre de São Sebastião) or Fortress of the Old Tower (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Torre Velha) is a medieval fortification located in Monte da Caparica, civil parish of Caparica, in the municipality of Almada, in the Portuguese central region of Península de Setúbal. The fortress of Torre Velha is one of the more important examples of Renaissance-era military architecture, at a time when it served as part of an integrated system of defensive artillery outposts at the end of the 15th and beginning of the 16th century, in particular with the bulwarks of Cascais (1498) and São Vicente (1512).

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Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica
Travessa da Escola Primária, Almada

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N 38.676177777778 ° E -9.2096888888889 °
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Zona Especial de Proteção da Fortaleza da Torre Velha

Travessa da Escola Primária
2825-075 Almada (Caparica e Trafaria)
Portugal
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