Africa · Kenya

Fort Jesus

bastioned coastal fort · Tier B · provisional

A Renaissance-era fort overlooking Mombasa’s port. UNESCO describes five bastions and a design influenced by ideals of human proportion. Its record is a useful starting point for comparing geometric form, material and maritime setting.

Photographs & plans

Inside Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Sandro Senn · 25 July 2007 · Public domain (author release)
Source & original

Fort Jesus, Mombasa
Joseph Muchoki · 6 July 2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Source & original

Country: Kenya
Coordinates: -4.06278, 39.67944
Reported date: 1593–1596 (UNESCO)
Condition: Unknown
Current use: Unknown
Research confidence: provisional.

Sources

http://www.starforts.com/jesus.html
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1295/

This catalogue entry is a research record. Unknown fields are left unknown; a star-shaped outline alone does not establish date, origin, or function.

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