Fortress of Sagres

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The Fortress of Sagres is a historic coastal stronghold in Portugal’s Algarve region, long associated with maritime exploration and the legacy of Prince Henry the Navigator.

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Label Occurrences
Fortaleza de Sagres 3
Fortress of Sagres canonical 1
Sagres 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
fortress
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle military architecture
associatedWith Age of Exploration
surface form: Portuguese Discoveries

Portuguese maritime exploration
Henry the Navigator
surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator
category Buildings and structures in Faro District
Coastal fortifications in Portugal
Forts in Portugal
Tourist attractions in Algarve
country Portugal
destroyedBy Francis Drake
hasPart artillery platforms
bastions
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça
surface form: chapel of Nossa Senhora da Graça

curtain walls
entrance gate
sea cliffs
wind compass
hasUse cultural interpretation center
military defense
tourism
heritageDesignation Monument of Public Interest (Portugal)
Property of Public Interest (Portugal)
inception 15th century
locatedIn Algarve
Sagres
Vila do Bispo
locatedInTimeZone Western European Time
locatedNear Cape St. Vincent
Sagres
surface form: Sagres town
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean coast
Sagres Peninsula
surface form: Sagres Promontory
materialUsed stone
openToPublic yes
operator Direção-Geral do Património Cultural
originallyBuiltBy Henry the Navigator
surface form: Prince Henry the Navigator
ownedBy Portuguese state
partOf Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape
reconstructedIn 16th century
18th century
significantEvent 1587 attack by Francis Drake
Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discoveries
viewOver Atlantic Ocean
Sagres Peninsula
surface form: cliffs of Sagres Promontory

Referenced by (7)

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Municipality of Vila do Bispo hasNotableSite Fortress of Sagres
voyages of Henry the Navigator organizedFrom Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: Sagres
voyages of Henry the Navigator associatedInstitution Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: School of Sagres
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça locatedNear Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: Fortaleza de Sagres
Praia da Mareta near Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: Fortaleza de Sagres
Praia do Tonel near Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: Sagres Fortress
Praia do Beliche near Fortress of Sagres
this entity surface form: Fortaleza de Sagres