Visit the Fort St. Philip - Our Lady of the Annunciation (Setúbal)
TheFort ofSão Filipede Setúbal, locatedin the Parishof OurLady of theAnnunciation,hasstructure inthe Mannerist style.Instone masonryand brick, lined withstonemasonry, hasan irregularpolygonalstar(organic) withsixprismaticramparts andwatchtowersat the cornerscoveredwith domesprotruding,surrounded byamoat.On thelandside, the defenseis complemented byasecond wall(counterscarp),outside themoat. In its interior, whichis accessedby agateArmswestwalls,defended bytworamparts, there isalobbygivesaccess toa tunnel ofstone masonry, withawideand smoothstaircase withtwo flightsofstairs.This, in turn,iscovered by a domeand theleveloftheirbidsgivesaccess to thebunkers.Atits endare theservice buildings: theCommandHouse(former residenceof the Governorof Arms)and the Chapelon the left.
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