São Sebastião Museum is a museum, housed in a 16th-century fortress in the city of

São Tomé São Tomé is the capital and largest city of the Central African island country of São Tomé and Príncipe. Its name is Portuguese for " Saint Thomas". Founded in the 15th century, it is one of Africa's oldest colonial cities. History Álv ...

São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is an island country in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two archipelagos around the two main isla ...

. It lies in the northeastern part of the city centre, at the southeastern end of

Ana Chaves Bay Ana Chaves Bay () is a bay on the northeast coast of São Tomé Island in São Tomé and Príncipe. The capital city of São Tomé and its port are situated by the bay. It stretches from the Ponta Oque del Rei in the north to Ponta São Sebastião ...

. It contains religious art and colonial-era artifacts. The fortress was built in 1566 by the Portuguese in order to protect the port and city of São Tomé against pirate attacks. A lighthouse was established in the fortress in 1866; it was rebuilt in 1928. The fortress was restored at the end of the 1950s.Forte de São Sebastião
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Sebastiao Museum Museums in São Tomé and Príncipe Buildings and structures in São Tomé Museums established in 1976 1976 establishments in São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese colonial architecture in São Tomé and Príncipe

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