Moorish wall

Moorish wall
The Arab wall in Lisbon was built by the Muslims between the middle of the 10th century and 1147, when king Afonso Henriques took the city.

The fortified wall stretched from the southern side of the Castle of St George towards west, where the Church of St Anthony now stands, and then descended towards the river in a straight line.

The southern side was the longest, divided by towers and stretching 460 metres along what is now the Rua dos Bacalhoeiros, Campo das Cebolas and Rua do Cais de Santarém.

Some stretches of the fortified wall are still visible, although mostly hidden by posterior constructions and almost never seen from the street.About 70 metres still remain from the eastern side, and another 230 metres from the section nearest to the River Tagus along the Bacalhoeiros street and the Campo das Cebolas.

Remains from the eastern ramparts may also be seen along 230 metres at the Rua da Judiaria, Rua de João da Praça, Portas do Sol and Dom Fradique Patio.

Some isolated towers have also survived, namely the St Lawrence tower on the Castle street.