Fort Jesus

Fort Jesus

Also known as Forte Jesus de Mombaça

Year

1596

Type

building

Fort Jesus is a Portuguese star-shaped fortress on the rocky harbor edge of Mombasa Island, designed by Giovanni Battista Cairati and built between 1593 and 1596 under Philip I of Portugal to control the entrance to the Old Harbour and the …

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