Fort of Santiago da Barra

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coastal fortress military structure

Fort of Santiago da Barra is a historic coastal fortress in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, built to defend the harbor and city from maritime attacks.

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Label	Occurrences
Fort of Santiago da Barra canonical	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal fortress ⓘ military structure ⓘ
architecturalStyle	bastion fort ⓘ star fort ⓘ
builtFor	Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Viana do Castelo District ⓘ Coastal fortifications in Portugal ⓘ Forts in Portugal ⓘ
controlledBy	Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
era	early modern period ⓘ
function	control of access to Viana do Castelo port ⓘ protection against maritime attacks ⓘ
governingBody	Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	bastioned walls ⓘ bastions ⓘ chapel ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ landward gate ⓘ moat (historical) ⓘ ramparts ⓘ sea-facing batteries ⓘ watchtowers ⓘ
hasView	Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Lima River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Imóvel de Interesse Público ⓘ
heritageStatus	Property of Public Interest ⓘ
locatedAt	mouth of the Lima River ⓘ
locatedIn	Minho NERFINISHED ⓘ Norte Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Viana do Castelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Viana do Castelo District NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	Atlantic coast ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Viana do Castelo city center ⓘ Viana do Castelo harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Portuguese coastal defense system ⓘ
purpose	coastal defense ⓘ defense of Viana do Castelo city ⓘ defense of Viana do Castelo harbor ⓘ
tourism	cultural tourism site ⓘ
usedFor	artillery emplacement ⓘ military garrison ⓘ surveillance of shipping ⓘ

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

Viana do Castelo → hasLandmark → Fort of Santiago da Barra ⓘ