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Defensive

Fort Jesus, Mombasa, Kenya.

 

Design (1593): a Milanese architect, Giovanni Battista Cairati, who was the Chief Architect for Portuguese possessions in the East. It was the first European-style fort constructed outside of Europe designed to resist cannon fire.

 

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Jesus

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