Castle of Paderne

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The Castle of Paderne is a medieval hilltop fortress in the Algarve region of Portugal, notable for its Moorish origins and well-preserved defensive architecture.

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Label Occurrences
Castle of Paderne canonical 1
Paderne Castle 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
cultural heritage site
medieval fortress
architecturalStyle Moorish
architecturalType hill castle
builtBy Almohads NERFINISHED
capturedBy Portuguese forces
capturedDuring Reconquista NERFINISHED
capturedYear 1248
condition ruin
constructionEnd early 13th century
constructionStart late 12th century
country Portugal
culture Moorish
currentUse historical monument
tourist attraction
hasAccess footpath from Paderne
hasPart chapel of Nossa Senhora da Assunção NERFINISHED
cistern
curtain walls
gate tower
inner courtyard
keep
hasViewOf surrounding countryside
heritageDesignation Monumento Nacional NERFINISHED
National Monument of Portugal NERFINISHED
heritageDesignationDate 1971
locatedIn Algarve
municipality of Albufeira
southern Portugal NERFINISHED
locatedNear Quarteira River NERFINISHED
village of Paderne
locatedOn hilltop
managedBy Direção-Geral do Património Cultural NERFINISHED
material stone
taipa (rammed earth)
nearbyCity Albufeira NERFINISHED
notableFor Moorish defensive architecture
well-preserved rammed-earth walls
openToPublic yes
overlooks Paderne valley NERFINISHED
ownedBy Portuguese State NERFINISHED
partOf Algarve defensive network (historical) NERFINISHED
region Faro District NERFINISHED
surroundedBy rural landscape
usedFor military defense
usedInPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paderne hasHeritageSite Castle of Paderne
Paderne hasLandmark Castle of Paderne
this entity surface form: Paderne Castle