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The Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications is a Unesco World Heritage Site, inscribed in the World Heritage list in 2012. Elvas is a Portuguese city in Alentejo, near the Portuguese-Spanish border. 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 contains barracks and other military buildings as well as churches and monasteries. While Elvas contains remains dating back to the 10th century, its fortification began during the Portuguese Restoration War. The fortifications designed by Dutch Jesuit Padre João Piscásio Cosmander represent the best surviving example of the Dutch school of fortifications anywhere. The site contains the following: * Castle of Elvas * * * , built to withstand long sieges. * * * São Mamede Fort * St. Peter Fort * São Domingos Fort * The Elvas History Centre ==References== * (UNESCO, Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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