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Torre de Belém - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Forte de Santa Marta, Cascais - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...

Torre de Belém - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.691652189603964, -9.215969383207815Built on the northern bank of the Tagus between 1514 and 1520 as part of the Tagus estuary defence system, the Tower of Belém is one of the architectural jewels of the reign of Manuel I. In the tower as a whole one can distinguish two distinct volumes and military architectural models: the mediaeval keep tower and the modern bulwark which, as it contained two artillery levels, allowed for long-distance cannon firing as well as ...

Forte de Santa Marta, Cascais - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.6906645919396, -9.421208371684521 It was built after 1640, as part of the Barra do Tejo defense plan, directed by the Count of Cantanhede. Equipped with a large battery compared to the fort and three juxtaposed rectangular bodies, with different areas, it crossed fire with the Citadel battery and defended the small mouth of Ribeira dos Mochos. In the second half of the 18th century it was the subject of several construction campaigns, the most significant being ...

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos - en
Versão portuguesa aqui. GPS 38.698112850075525, -9.206629905588464The Monastery of Santa Maria de Belém, better known as Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, is a Portuguese monastery, built at the end of the 15th century by King D. Manuel I and was entrusted to the Order of São Jerónimo. It is located in the parish of Belém, in the city and municipality of Lisbon. It has, since 2016, the status of National Pantheon. The culmination of Manueline architecture, this monastery is the most notable Portuguese ...
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Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 40.989984529880665, -7.279146134318095
Solar dos Cancelos, also called Quinta da Areeira and Solar dos Seixas, is an old manor house located on Rua dos Cancelos do Meio, in the village of Cancelos de Baixo, in the parish of Poço do Canto, in the Municipality of Mêda.

Architecture It is a baroque manor house, built in the 18th century by order of Manuel de Seixas Moutinho.
The building, has a longitudinal plan, is divided into two floors. The main façade is marked by the regular opening of doors and windows. On the ground floor there are six doors, opening on the main floor with an equal number of windows, framed by volutes.
In particular, the main panel of the frontispiece, where the portal is inserted, topped by a bay window preceded by a balcony with balusters and coat of arms.
On the right side, a private chapel was built.

Versão portuguesa aqui.
GPS 40.989984529880665, -7.279146134318095
Solar dos Cancelos, also called Quinta da Areeira and Solar dos Seixas, is an old manor house located on Rua dos Cancelos do Meio, in the village of Cancelos de Baixo, in the parish of Poço do Canto, in the Municipality of Mêda.

Architecture It is a baroque manor house, built in the 18th century by order of Manuel de Seixas Moutinho.
The building, has a longitudinal plan, is divided into two floors. The main façade is marked by the regular opening of doors and windows. On the ground floor there are six doors, opening on the main floor with an equal number of windows, framed by volutes.
In particular, the main panel of the frontispiece, where the portal is inserted, topped by a bay window preceded by a balcony with balusters and coat of arms.
On the right side, a private chapel was built.

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