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Torre de Cascais e Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Luz

Cascais Tower and Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Luz

A Torre de Cascais, mandada construir por D. João II nas últimas décadas do século XV, é congénere das torres de Belém e da Caparica, apresentando um novo modelo de arquitetura que marcará a transição entre o castelo medieval e a fortaleza abaluartada. Da autoria de Pêro Anes, esta torre defensiva com esplanada, edificada junto ao mar, é posteriormente substituída pela Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Luz, cuja conclusão é coincidente com o início do reina do de Filipe I de Portugal. Esta fortificação de forma triangular, abaluartada, veio a melhorar substancialmente a defesa da vila e da barra do Tejo, uma vez que foram aplicadas aos seus planos arquitetónicos as novas estratégias e táticas de guerra.

The Cascais Tower was built towards the end of the 15th century during the reign of John II and together with its sister towers, the Tower of Belém and the Tower of Caparica, followed a new model of architecture that indicated the transition between the medieval castle and a fort strengthened with buttresses. Designed by Pêro Anes for defensive purposes with a courtyard and built right next to the sea, it was later replaced by the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Luz that was finished precisely when Philip I of Portugal came to the throne. The Fortress, which has a triangular shape with buttresses, substantially improved the defense of both the town and the Tagus Bar owing to the fact that the architectural plans took into consideration new wartimes strategies and tactics.

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The place was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image