The Outão Fort Santiago, located in the north of the River Sado bar, in the Parish of Our Lady of the Annunciation (Setúbal).Joined in the past, the defensive line the stretch of coast known today in terms of tourism, such as Riviera, and in the seventeenth century, extending from the Albarquel Sesimbra, complementing the protection of important maritime town of Setubal.
This combines strong elements of late medieval military architecture (abaluartada), Gothic and Mannerist, following the evolution of artillery.
Irregular polygonal features (organic) which is inscribed the medieval tower of three floors, with bay windows and balconies to kill dogs in wedges.
Around the tower is the old service dependencies of the fort, with two and three floors, including the chapel under the invocation of Santiago in the west. Covering the side of the sea, stand with three bastions platforms for artillery, by the side of the earth, there is a tenalha with two bastions and high wall slope. In the salient angles of the bastions rise covered circular sentry boxes.
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