Faro city walls
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The Faro city walls are a historic defensive fortification encircling the old town of Faro, Portugal, featuring medieval and later architectural elements that once protected the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Faro city walls canonical | 1 |
| Faro historic center | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Renaissance military architecture
ⓘ
early modern fortification ⓘ medieval architecture ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| encircles |
Cidade Velha (Faro)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faro old town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
defense of Faro
ⓘ
protection of harbor and town ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian gates ⓘ |
| hasCondition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Arco da Porta Nova
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arco da Vila NERFINISHED ⓘ Arco do Repouso NERFINISHED ⓘ bastions ⓘ gates ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Imóvel de Interesse Público
ⓘ
Property of Public Interest of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algarve
ⓘ
Faro NERFINISHED ⓘ Faro District ⓘ Faro Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Western European Summer Time
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ria Formosa lagoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Faro marina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ria Formosa Natural Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Faro ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Christian reconquest modifications
ⓘ
Moorish period fortification works ⓘ early modern bastion additions ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical interpretation
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ urban landscape ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Faro historic center