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Most of Portugal's colonies were defended by military fortifications, today the highlight of Portuguese colonial architecture of the period. The Fort of São Jorge da Mina is a well-preserved example of 15th-century Portuguese colonial architecture. Beginning construction in 1482, the fort was, for a long period, the most sophisticated and ...
Portuguese architecture refers to both the architecture of Portugal's modern-day territory in Continental Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, as well as the architectural heritage/patrimony of Portuguese architects and styles throughout the world, particularly in countries formerly part of the Portuguese Empire.
Portuguese colonial architecture in Brazil (3 C, 153 P) C. Portuguese colonial architecture in Cape Verde (25 P) Portuguese colonial architecture in China (25 P) E.
The monuments of Évora have inspired the Portuguese colonial architecture in Brazil. [9] Monastery of Alcobaça: Alcobaça: 1989 505; i, iv (cultural) The Cistercian monastery was founded in the 12th century and became a cultural, religious, and political regional centre.
Portuguese colonial architecture by country (22 C) Pages in category "Portuguese colonial architecture" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Neo-Manueline is a revival style of architecture which drew from the 16th century Manueline Late Gothic architecture of Portugal. Neo-Manueline constructions have been built across Portugal , Brazil , and the Lusophone world (the former Portuguese Empire ).
Portuguese Plain Style architecture (Estilo Chão in Portuguese) refers to a 16th century Portuguese architectural style related to early Mannerism marked by austerity and sobriety of form. The term was coined by the American art historian George Kubler , who defines this style as "vernacular architecture, related to the traditions of a living ...
Typical buildings in Baixa Pombalina. The Pombaline style was a Portuguese architectural style of the 18th century, named after Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, the first Marquês de Pombal, who was instrumental in reconstructing Lisbon after the earthquake of 1755.