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MonumentsAqueduto dos Arcos do SardãoThis aqueduct was built in 1720 at the orders of José Bento Leitão, the maternal grandfather of the Portuguese writer Almeida Garrett.It was built to carry water from a spring at Vilar de Andorinho to the palace of Quinta do Sardão. It is a robust (...)
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MonumentsAqueduto dos Pegões AltosAround 6-km long and constituted by 180 arches, the Aqueduct of Pegões was one of the main public works built in the 17th century in Portugal. This monumental work was designed by the distinguished architect Filipe Terzi, in order to supply water to (...)
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MonumentsArco da Rua AugustaThis majestic triumphal arch, the noble gateway onto the interior of the "Downtown", was planned in the time of the Marquis de Pombal to finish off the northern side of the Praça do Comércio. However, it was only begun in 1862 and finished in (...)
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MonumentsArco da Vila em FaroThe Archway Built on one of the medieval gateways to the city, this monumental archway was commissioned by Bishop Francisco Gomes de Avelar in the early 19th century. The project was carried out by Italian architect Francisco Xavier Fabri and (...)
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MonumentsArco de São GonçaloArch of São GonçaloThe Arch of São Gonçalo indicates the site of the saint's birthplace in 1360. He is the patron saint of fishermen in Lagos, the only Portuguse locality where fishermen have never adopted São Pedro Telmo as their patron saint. São (...)
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MonumentsArco e Torre de AlmedinaThe Arco de Almedina was part of the solid mediaeval wall rebuilt in the 11th century by the Arab conqueror Almansor, and it is the only surviving gate from the three that once led into the citadel. It now marks the entrance into the old part of (...)
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MonumentsAtalaia MagraStanding in isolation atop a 192-metre high hill, close to the Estrada Nacional 258, roughly 3 kilometres from the town of Moura, is this curious example of 14th-century military architecture.Built in the 14th century, this 12-metre high round (...)
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MonumentsBasílica da EstrelaAlso known as Bas¡lica do Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus), this is one of Lisbonïs most important 18th century monuments.The Baroque style predominates throughout the building, although the central part of the façade (...)
Telephone: +351 213 960 915
Fax: +351 213 960 994
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MonumentsBasílica da Santíssima TrindadeThe Church of the Most Holy Trinity is situated within the enclosure of the Sanctuary of Fátima, on the opposite side of the Basilica. It was inaugurated in 2007 but had been planned since 1973. In fact since then there had been the need to build a (...)
Telephone: +351 249 539 600
Fax: +351 249 539 605
Website: http://www.fatima.pt
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MonumentsBasílica de Santa LuziaBuilding work on this basilica dedicated to Santa Luzia and the Sacred Heart of Jesus started in 1904, and lasted until 1959. It is the work of architect Miguel Ventura Terra, who was succeeded by Miguel Nogueira, after the death of his master in (...)
Telephone: +351 258 823 173 | +351 961 660 300
E-mail: geral@templosantaluzia.org
Website: https://templosantaluzia.org/
