The site, extensively fortified from the 17th to 19th centuries, represents the largest bulwarked dry-ditch system in the world. Within its walls, the town ...
The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications comprise a frontier town that was strongly fortified from the 17th to 19th century. Elvas guards a ...
Elvas is home to three military structures. Elvas castle and the town walls dating from Moorish origins to the 12th century, Forte de Nossa Senhora da Graca 2 ...
Dec 29, 2016 ... Vauban was Louis XIV's chief military architect, and he ringed France with new defences in the 17th century. I walked over from the main town to ...
The inscribed site name is Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications. ... The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications were added to the ...
Sep 20, 2021 ... Built between 1763–1792 CE, it forms part of the Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications, which on 30 June 2012 was classified as a UNESCO World ...
Elvas was strongly fortified from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The fortification of Elvas started during the Portuguese Restoration War (1640-1668), a war ...
Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications. Registration Year. 2012 ... the Garrison Town of Elvas was extensively fortified from the 17th to 19th ...
Jul 1, 2012 ... Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications in Portugal. Municipality of Elvas/Raul Ladeira & Domingos Bucho. Garrison Border Town ...
The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2012. The site, extensively fortified from the ...