Fortress
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas
🇧🇷 Brazil · 17th century
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas is a fort located in Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil.
It is on the location of the former Fort Frederik Hendrik, a pentagonal fortress built by the Dutch in 1630 near Mauritsstad, the capital of Dutch Brazil, and named after Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Portuguese forces retook Recife in 1654 and demolished the fortress in 1677.
Text adapted from “Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas ranks #7,303 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #43 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1630, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas?
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas stands in Brazil, at -8.07176°, -34.88087°.
When was Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1630. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,303 of 8,134 worldwide, and #43 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 São Tiago das Cinco Pontas?
Fort Waerdenburgh, about 2 km away.
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