"Built strategically on the north bank of the Tagus River, between 1514 and 1520, for the defense of the Lisbon bar, it is one of the architectural jewels of King Manuel I. reign.
In the architectural ensemble we can separate two different bodies, models of military architecture: the medieval Donjon tower and modern bulwark with two levels for artillery firing, allowing a greater range shot, grazing and ricochet on the water."
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