Forte e Capela de Nossa Senhora da Rocha - Lagoa, Portugal
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N 37° 05.754 W 008° 23.184
29S E 554527 N 4105687
The fort and chappel of Nª Senhora da Rocha are the remains of a XVI century defensive fort.
Waymark Code: WMD0QF
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/03/2011
Views: 12
Little is known about the Nossa Senhora da Rocha Fort.
There are records that D. João III (1521-1557) commanded the construction of the fort to defend the area from the Moorish pirates.
In the early nineteenth century, that structure is greatly damaged (1821), with extensive changes to its original perimeter destroyed by the sea erosion of the cliffs.
Inside the fort there was a chappel to Nossa Senhora da Rocha wich is what today stands up from the original construction.
The chappel and the remains of the fort are classified as Public Interest Building.
Text adapted from wikipedia
Designação (Name): Forte e Capela de Nossa Senhora da Rocha
Categoria de protecção (Classification): Classificado como IIP - Imóvel de Interesse Público
Categoria/Tipologia (Type of heritage): Arquitectura Mista / Conjunto
Concelho (City): Lagoa (Algarve)
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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