Pombal Castle in Portugal
Pombal Castle in Portugal
Around 1128, the Castle of Pombal, site of a former Roman castro and Arab fortress, was donated to the Knights Templar by Afonso Henriques in order to defend Coimbra, and which included a vast territory of land.
The construction of the Romanesque fortress began in the middle of the 12th century (1155 or 1156), and continued practically until the century's end; the construction of various towers was made to serve, stabilize and reinforce the wall. It is likely that work started on the encirclement of the position and later to the construction of the keep, around 1171.
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