Spain · 19th century
Mola Fortress ranks #5,024 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #216 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded 1848, it is older than 8% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,458 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 19 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Balearic Islands. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Isabela II Fortress or La Mola Fortress is a Spanish military complex located on the Mola peninsula, at the entrance to the port of Mahón, on the island of Menorca, opposite the castillo de San Felipe, which protects the entrance to the port from the other side of the mouth. Next to this fortress is the easternmost point of Spain.
Its name comes from Queen Isabella II, who ordered it to be built in the mid-19th century.
Text adapted from “Mola Fortress” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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