Moorish Castle
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The Moorish Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Sintra, Portugal, built by the Moors and now famed for its dramatic ruins and panoramic views over the surrounding landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moorish Castle canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hilltop fortress
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Moorish architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Sintra
ⓘ
Castles in Portugal ⓘ Moorish architecture in Portugal ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| creator | Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 412 metres ⓘ |
| hasPart |
battlements
ⓘ
castle walls ⓘ chapel ruins ⓘ cistern ⓘ keep ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic ruins
ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ views over Sintra and the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Portugal
ⓘ
Sintra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Lisbon District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Sintra-Cascais Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Western European Summer Time
ⓘ
Western European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Historic Centre of Sintra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pena Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Sintra National Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Serra de Sintra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Parques de Sintra – Monte da Lua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalBuilder | Moors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cultural Landscape of Sintra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredBy | King Ferdinand II of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christian conquest of Sintra in the 12th century
ⓘ
restoration in the 19th century ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive purposes
ⓘ
military observation ⓘ |
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