Torre de São Lourenço - Oeiras, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member tmob
N 38° 39.629 W 009° 17.936
29S E 473991 N 4279143
São Lourenço Tower is also know as Bugio Tower, and is located in the midst of the waters of the Tagus river estuary.
Waymark Code: WMDK87
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/24/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
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Fort and Lighthouse of Bugio

The Fort of São Lourenço do Bugio, also known as Forte de São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca or simply Bugio Tower, located in the midst of the waters of the Tagus river estuary.

The lighthouse is also located Bugio Fort. It is a circular tower of stone, white, topped by a red lantern and balcony, inside a fort also circular.

The place where it stands was a bank of sand formed by the silting of the river mouth, the fruit of the dynamics of the confluence of its waters with the Atlantic Ocean, to the rhythm of the tides.

-- More info in Portuguese: Fort & Lighthouse

Designação (Name): Torre de São Lourenço / Torre do Bugio / Fortaleza de São Lourenço da Cabeça Seca

Categoria de protecção (Classification): Classificado como IIP - Imóvel de Interesse Público

Categoria/Tipologia (Type of heritage): Arquitectura Militar / Torre

Concelho (City): Oeiras

Página do Património na base de dados da DGPC (Page of the Heritage at the DGPC database): [Web Link]

Wikipedia: [Web Link]

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