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Elvas travel guide · Aqueduto da Amoreira
Built in the 18th century on Monte da Graça, it is a highly complex bastioned fortification, organized into exterior works, main body and central stronghold. The page brings together the essential context to understand the place before the visit. Built in the 17th century to reinforce the defense of the border, it is a star-shaped fortification with bastions, ravelins, moats and a central nucleus that today includes a military museum.
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Built in the 18th century on Monte da Graça, it is a highly complex bastioned fortification, organized into exterior works, main body and central stronghold. The page brings together the essential context to understand the place before the visit. Built in the 17th century to reinforce the defense of the border, it is a star-shaped fortification with bastions, ravelins, moats and a central nucleus that today includes a military museum.
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