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The Castle of Beja (Portuguese: Castelo de Beja) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Beja, municipality of Beja, Portuguese district of Beja.
Beja Castle (Castelo de Beja) in Beja in the Alentejo region of Portugal was constructed by Dom Dinis and the 42 metre-tall Torre de Menagem has great views over the surrounding countryside. Various Portuguese monarchs had a hand in assorted stages of construction of the castle over the centuries.
Beja Castle, while resting on Roman fortifications, was rebuilt by king Dinis in 1310. This is the structure, part of the king´s reinforcement of national defences, that can now be seen.
A robusta Torre de menagem, em estilo gótico, é considerada como um dos mais belos exemplos da arquitectura militar da Idade Média em Portugal. Elevando-se a quarenta metros de altura (a mais alta do país), é constituída por três pavimentos.
A tablet stone near the entranceway, bearing the coat of arms of Portugal and Aragon (belonging to Isabel, the king's wife), testifies to its origins.The tower and its enclosure were used as a royal prison from the mid-14th century through to late in the 18th century.
At the end of the century, king Dinis ordered the building of the Castle, with its Torre de Menagem (donjon) becoming the city´s defining landmark. Beja enjoyed periods of prosperity throughout the 15th century when king Afonso V established the Dukedom of Beja granting the title to his brother, Prince Fernando.
The present castle was built by King Denis [Diniz], who ruled Portugal and the Algarve from 1279 until his death in 1325. The castle was built at the dominate position in the strategic town of Beja, atop the remains of a Roman fort and a Moorish castle.
