São Jorge Castle

São Jorge Castle
São Jorge Castle
Castelo de São Jorge
Lisbon in Portugal
	The visible profile of the Castle of São Jorge overlooking the historical centre of Lisbon
Type	Castle
Site information
Owner	Government of Portugal
Operator	Câmara Municipal de Lisboa
Open to; the public	Public
Site history
Materials	Stone, Granite, Reinforced concrete

São Jorge Castle (English: Saint George Castle) is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, it is located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior. The castle was used since in the 8th century BC,^[1]^[2] the first fortifications was built in the 1st century BC.^[3]

References

↑ Pinto, Marina; Sousa, Elisa de (April 2016). "A ocupação da Idade do Ferro na colina do Castelo de São Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)". Apontamentos de Arqueologia e Património. 11: 59–67. ISSN 2183-0924.
↑ "Sobre a ocupação pré-romana de Olisipo". Actas VI International Congress of Phoenician and Punic Studies: 4.
↑ "Monumentos". www.monumentos.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

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[1] Pinto, Marina; Sousa, Elisa de (April 2016). "A ocupação da Idade do Ferro na colina do Castelo de São Jorge (Lisboa, Portugal)". Apontamentos de Arqueologia e Património. 11: 59–67. ISSN 2183-0924.

[2] "Sobre a ocupação pré-romana de Olisipo". Actas VI International Congress of Phoenician and Punic Studies: 4.

[3] "Monumentos". www.monumentos.gov.pt. Retrieved 2019-04-30.

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