Category: Military Architecture > Fort
District: Évora > Évora > Évora > Malagueira
, It is located in Bacelo, in the parish of Bacelo e Senhora da Saúde, in the city of Évora, district of Évora, Portugal.
, Classified as a Property of Public Interest since 1957.
, Built in the 1650s by order of John IV of Portugal, during the Restoration War.
, Located in the area of the former Convent of Santo António da Piedade.
, Project attributed to the French military engineer Nicolau de Langres.
, In 1643, while still under construction, it was temporarily occupied by Spanish forces.
, Reconquered in June 1643 by a Luso-British force.
, Works completed in 1680.
, After 1834, it served as a public cemetery and was later sold to private individuals.
, In the 20th century, it was acquired by the Major Seminary of Évora and is currently the Redemptoris Mater Archdiocesan Missionary Seminary of Évora.
, Walls undergoing conservation work under the responsibility of the Directorate-General for Buildings and Monuments of the South.
, Vauban design, with a square plan and bastions at the vertices with guardhouses.
, Located at an altitude of 290 meters, about 250 meters north-northwest of the walled city.
, Access through a field gate, originally surrounded by a moat.
Sources: https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forte_de_Santo_António_da_Piedade
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.pt
Coordinates DD: 38.57912384960185,-7.915230115249648
Coordinates DMS: 38°34'44.8"N 07°54'54.8"W
Weather Évora
On-duty Pharmacy Évora
