Fortress
Fort of Saint Peter
🇧🇷 Brazil · 16th century
The Fort of Saint Peter is a fortification located in the city of Salvador, in the state of Bahia, in Brazil.
Machine-translated from “Forte de São Pedro (Salvador)” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort of Saint Peter ranks #7,669 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #55 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded c. 1600, it is older than 33% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort of Saint Peter?
Fort of Saint Peter stands in Brazil, at -12.98711°, -38.52057°.
When was Fort of Saint Peter built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1600. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort of Saint Peter?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,669 of 8,134 worldwide, and #55 in Brazil. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort of Saint Peter?
Fort of São Paulo da Gamboa, about 1 km away.
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