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The fort has 19 rounded bastions, still intact. en.wikipedia.org

The rampards were up to 6 m wide, and had bastions, vallum fortifications and moats. en.wikipedia.org

Structurally, the fort consisted of a triangle pointing towards the sea, and two half bastions facing uneven ground. en.wikipedia.org

In 1671 work was completed on a pentagonal fortress with bastions at the angles and demi-lunes. en.wikipedia.org

All the intermediate bastions are surmounted by a quintuple-roof pavilion. en.wikipedia.org

Today the main entrance is through the old south bastion which has been reconstructed using sections of wall arranged in a circle. en.wikipedia.org

The 5 m high walls form a square; their bastions are at an oblique angle and jut out from the walls at all four corners. en.wikipedia.org

The building is divided into two parts: the bastion and the four story tower, located on the north side of the bastion. en.wikipedia.org

Through the years the medieval bastion became a fortress. en.wikipedia.org

In the 17th century, the town was surrounded by fortifications, with a moat, a rampart and five bastions. en.wikipedia.org

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