Title

Mertola Castle, Mertola, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Mertola Castle, Mertola, Portugal, 2009. The castle of Mertola is located on the highest point of the village. Even though the castle is of Muslim origin, the current building dates from a reconstruction carried out by the knights of the Order of Santiago after the village was taken by the Christians. The most notable feature of the castle is its 30 metre-high keep tower, finished around 1292, which has an inner hall covered with Gothic vaulting. The defences include a city wall, which still encircles the village.

Date

1963

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D77_478

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 11,4in x 17,1in / 3413 x 5120 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings religious architecture country tower Portugal religion Moorish continent European castle color colour defence medieval Muslim Islam Islamic fortification Moslem location century photograph battlements Portuguese 21st century merlon mediaeval Middle Ages 2000s order of knights TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Mertola Beja district Knights of the Order of Santiago Mertola Castle Magal Samuel photograph