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Wind Rose (Rosa dos Ventos), Sagres, Portugal
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The Wind Rose, or Rosa dos Ventos, in Sagres, Portugal, within the Sagres Fortress complex. It is a large, circular ground marking belived to have been a sundail or wind compass.The structure consists of several stones forming a radiating star with 32 directions, likely dating back to the time of Prince Henry the Navigator.
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