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Architectural Building Attractions In Central Portugal

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The Centro Region is a region in central Portugal. The cities with major administrative status inside this region are Coimbra, Aveiro, Viseu, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Covilhã and Guarda. It is one of the seven Regions of Portugal . It is also one of the regions of Europe, as given by the European Union for statistical and geographical purposes. Its area totals 28,462 km2 . As of 2011, its population totalled 2,327,026 inhabitants, with a population density of 82 inhabitants per square kilometre.
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Architectural Building Attractions In Central Portugal

  • 1. Jeronimos Monastery Lisbon
    The Jerónimos Monastery or Hieronymites Monastery , is a former monastery of the Order of Saint Jerome near the Tagus river in the parish of Belém, in the Lisbon Municipality, Portugal; it was secularised on 28 December 1833 by state decree and its ownership transferred to the charitable institution, Real Casa Pia de Lisboa.The monastery is one of the most prominent examples of the Portuguese Late Gothic Manueline style of architecture in Lisbon. It was classified a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with the nearby Tower of Belém, in 1983.
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  • 4. Mosteiro de Santa Clara-a-Velha Coimbra
    The ruins of the Monastery of Santa Clara-a-Velha are located in the city of Coimbra, in Portugal. The monastery was built in the 14th century on the left bank of the Mondego River, but had to be abandoned in the 17th century due to frequent floods. The well-preserved Gothic ruins of the monastery were excavated in the late 20th century, more than 300 years after being abandoned by the nuns. The ruined church recently reopened to the public after 12 years of restorations with a new visitor center.
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  • 5. Castelo Branco Castelo Branco
    Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco was a Brazilian military leader and politician. He served as the first President of the Brazilian military government after the 1964 military coup d'etat. Castelo Branco was killed in an aircraft collision in July 1967, soon after the end of his Presidency.
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  • 6. Casa Das Historias - Paula Rego Cascais
    The Casa das Histórias Paula Rego is a museum in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal designed by the architect Eduardo Souto de Moura to house some of the works of the artist Paula Rego.
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  • 7. Monserrate Palace Sintra
    The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court.
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  • 8. Academia das Ciencias de Lisboa Lisbon
    The Lisbon Academy of Sciences is Portugal's national academy dedicated to the advancement of sciences and learning, with the goal of promoting academic progress and prosperity in Portugal. It one of Portugal's most prestigious scientific authorities and the official regulator of the Portuguese language in Portugal, through its Class of Letters.
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  • 10. Se de Lisboa ( Igreja de Santa Maria Maior ) Lisbon
    The Cathedral of Angra do Heroísmo is a Portuguese 16th-century cathedral located in the civil parish of Sé, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the island of Terceira in the archipelago of the Azores.
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  • 11. Torre da Universidade de Coimbra Coimbra
    The Tower of Hercules is an ancient Roman lighthouse on a peninsula about 2.4 kilometers from the centre of Corunna, Galicia, in north-western Spain. Until the 20th century, the tower itself was known as the Farum Brigantium. The Latin word farum is derived from the Greek pharos for the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The structure is 55 metres tall and overlooks the North Atlantic coast of Spain. The structure, built in the 2nd century and renovated in 1791, is the oldest Roman lighthouse in use today. There is a sculpture garden featuring works by Pablo Serrano and Francisco Leiro.The Tower of Hercules is a National Monument of Spain, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 27, 2009. It is the second-tallest lighthouse in Spain, after the Faro de Chipiona.
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