Fortress
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo
🇵🇹 Portugal · 18th century
The Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo, also called Forte de Santo Amaro, is an 18th-century fort in the Madeiran town of Machico and had the task of protecting the bay and the town from attacks. It has been a listed monument since 1940.
Machine-translated from “Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo ranks #7,143 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #195 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1706, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo?
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo stands in Portugal, at 32.71752°, -16.76489°.
When was Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1706. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,143 of 7,738 worldwide, and #195 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo?
Forte de São João Baptista, about 1 km away.
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