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The keep of the Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal
The keep of the Castelo dos Mouros, Sintra, Portugal, 2009.This structure, considered to be one of the oldest castles in Portugal, dates back to the times of the Moor occupation from the 7th century. The Moorish castle was conquered by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147; the monarch who also built the Romanesque Chapel of Sao Pedro. It underwent various repairs, particularly in the Romantic period (about 1860), when King Consort Fernando of Saxe Coburg-Gotha restored it.
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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21ST CENTURY
7TH CENTURY
Architecture
BANNER
BATTLEMENTS
building
BUILDINGS
Castelo dos Mouros
Castle
Cityscape
color
concept
CONTINENT
country
Defense
Distrito de Lisboa
EUROPE
EUROPEAN
FLAG
FLAGS
Fortification
Fortress
GROUNDS
HISTORIC
KEEP
LOCATION
Magal
Medieval
MERLON
Moorish
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portugal
Portuguese
Rampart
ramparts
Ruin
RUINED
RUINS
SAMUEL
Samuel Magal
Sintra
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