Fortress
Forte de São João Baptista
🇵🇹 Portugal · 18th century
The Forte São João Baptista, also called Forte do Desembarcadouro, is an 18th-century fort in the Madeiran town of Machico and marks the site of the first landing of the Portuguese on the island. It has been a listed monument since 1943.
Machine-translated from “Forte São João Baptista” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte de São João Baptista ranks #7,047 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #186 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1708, 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 São João Baptista?
Forte de São João Baptista stands in Portugal, at 32.71822°, -16.75865°.
When was Forte de São João Baptista built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1708. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte de São João Baptista?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,047 of 7,738 worldwide, and #186 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 São João Baptista?
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo, about 1 km away.
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