Fortress
Fort of Paimogo
🇵🇹 Portugal · 17th century
The Fort of Paimogo, also known as the Fort of Our Lady of the Angels of Paimogo (Portuguese: 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.
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Fort of Paimogo ranks #4,352 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #116 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1674, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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