Fort Pilar
| Fort Pilar | |
|---|---|
Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza | |
The Courtyard of Fort Pilar | |
| Former names | Real Fuerte de San José (Royal Fort of Saint Joseph) |
| Alternative names | Fortaleza del Pilar |
| General information | |
| Type | Fortification |
| Architectural style | Bastioned fort |
| Address | N.S. Valderosa Street |
| Town or city | Zamboanga City |
| Country | Philippines |
| Coordinates | 6°54′4″N 122°4′56″E / 6.90111°N 122.08222°E |
| Current tenants | National Museum of the Philippines |
| Groundbreaking | June 23, 1635 |
| Owner | Philippine Government |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Masonry |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Father Melchor de Vera (1635) Juan Sicarra (1718) |
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The Real Fuerte de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza (Royal Fort of Our Lady of the Pillar of Saragossa), also Fort Pilar, is a 17th-century military defense fortress built by the Spanish colonial government in Zamboanga City. The fort, which is now a regional museum of the National Museum of the Philippines, is a major landmark of the city and it symbolize the cultural heritage.
Outside the eastern wall is a Marian shrine dedicated to Our Lady of the Pillar, the patroness of the city, pontifically crowned on 12 October 1960 via decree dating from 18 September 1960.