Forte de Santa Luzia
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Forte de Santa Luzia is a 17th-century star-shaped fort in Elvas, Portugal, built as part of the town’s extensive defensive system and now recognized within a UNESCO World Heritage site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forte de Santa Luzia canonical | 2 |
| Forte de Santa Luzia redoubts | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
fort ⓘ star fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | star fort ⓘ |
| builtFor | defence of Elvas ⓘ |
| conflict | Portuguese Restoration War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 38.874°N 7.169°W ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| currentUse |
military museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 1 kilometre south of Elvas city centre ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 320 metres ⓘ |
| endDate | 1648 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
casemates ⓘ chapel ⓘ covered way ⓘ drawbridge ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ glacis ⓘ moat ⓘ powder magazine ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| hasShape | star-shaped ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Monument of Portugal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alentejo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elvas NERFINISHED ⓘ Portalegre District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Iberian Peninsula
ⓘ
hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Lucy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Spanish border ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Portuguese State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defensive system of Elvas ⓘ fortifications of Elvas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1641 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery platform
ⓘ
border protection ⓘ military defence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Forte de Santa Luzia redoubts