Fortress
Forte de Santa Maria
🇧🇷 Brazil · 17th century
Forte de Santa Maria (Portuguese: Fort of Saint Mary) is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. It is also known as the Fortim de Santa Maria (Portuguese: Small Fort of Saint Mary). It retains much of its original structure of the 17th century, including its broad, stone curtain walls. The fort is in the shape of a heptagon and is accessed via a narrow embankment. The fort was listed as a historic structure by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) in 1938. It is closed to the public, is not maintained by federal or state institutions and is falling into a state of disrepair.
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Forte de Santa Maria ranks #6,766 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1696, it is older than 23% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte de Santa Maria?
Forte de Santa Maria stands in Brazil, at -13.00451°, -38.53399°.
When was Forte de Santa Maria built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1696. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte de Santa Maria?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,766 of 8,134 worldwide, and #33 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 Forte de Santa Maria?
Forte de São Diogo, about 1 km away.
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