Stock Photo: Replica Cannon On Main Defense Plateau Of Mount Fortress, Fortaleza Do Monte, Inside Vegetation. Santo Antã³Nio, Macao, China.
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Of all the forts in Macau, the Monte Fort is the oldest, lying to the east of the Ruins of St. Paul`s. Built in 1616, it originally belonged to St. Paul`s Church and was used to defend the church from the pirates. It later became solely a military fort.The Monte Fort is quadrilateral with bastions at each corner and about 100 meters 328 feet in circumference. Barracks, cisterns and storehouses
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