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Almourol Castle


Almourol Castle
Photo Information
Copyright: Jorge Coelho (jcoelho) (544)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-14
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/500 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-04 15:21
Viewed: 613
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Placed in a small granitic island in the middle of the Tagus River, between "Vila Nova da Barquinha" and "Praia do Ribatejo", the Almourol Castle is one of the most amusing castles in Portugal. It has 310 mtr. length, 75 mtr. width and 18 mtr. above the rocks.
History says that its construction remount to 2nd century b.c.. The castle was raised in place of a small Lusitanian village conquested by the romans during the Iberia occupation. The "Almorolan" (high rock in Arabic) fortress was conquested to the Muslims in the "D. Afonso Henriques" (1st King of Portugal) kingdom, which gave it to "Gualdim Pais", master of the Templar Order, responsible for the colonization and defense of the lands between the "Mondego" and Tagus rivers.
Between 1160 and 1171, the Almourol Castle was restored several times. It was property of the Templars Order until its extinction. It has characteristically military style. Two communicating courtyards with ten cylinder towers. In the second yard is the haughty menage tower.
Thanks to its privileged situation it became an important geographical point between the North and "Alentejo" communication with the capital.
During the 19th century it were executed several improvements which have change its natural style.
It was classified as a National Monument in 1910.

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Wonderful shot, Jorge! Thanks for the notes. Great pov, dof and subject.

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