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The
City Walls of Lagos
The section of the old city walls by the sea
near the Fortaleza in Lagos
is one of the oldest portions of the old defenses. The original
sections are thought to date from the Carthaginian or Roman
periods, with the walls successively having been improved by
the Moors and, later, Christian rulers.
One should note the towers guarding the gate
of São Gonçalo and to the North of the city, the
wall which was extended in 1520 to protect the burgeoning new
sections of the the city which resulted from increased trade
during the period of the Voyages of Discovery.
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