Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort near Elvas, Portugal
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Info. Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort near Elvas, Portugal
Standing on a hill in eastern Portugal, the Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort has been called a masterpiece of 18th-century military architecture. The thick wall that surrounds the fortress is shaped in a star pattern, with pentagonal bastions extending out from the curtain wall at the corners. We're looking at one of those bastions in the centre of our image.
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