Aerial 4K Footage of Fort of Grace Elvas in Portugal - 4K Stockvideo

Splendid and grandiose construction of Praça de Elvas located on a high elevation to the North.Remarkable example of 19th century military architecture. XVIII and considered by many historians as one of the most powerful bastioned fortresses in the world, Forte da Graça or Lippe is still original in its design and implementation.This elevation has always been quite important: even in the 19th century. XV here was the small hermitage of Santa Maria da Graça, whose rebuilding at the time was due to Vasco da Gama's great-grandmother; In the Restoration War, in 1658, the Spanish built a stronghold here to attack the city of Elvas. The construction of the fortification would begin in 1763 by Wilhelm, Count of Schaumbourg-Lippe, commissioned by King D. José to reorganize the Portuguese army. Engineer Éttiene was chosen to direct the works, who was soon replaced by Colonel Guillaume Louis Antoine de Valleré. The gigantic works would only end in 1792.