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Alexandra Palace is an entertainment and sports venue in North London, situated between Wood Green and Muswell Hill in the London Borough of Haringey. A Grade II listed building, [ 2 ] it is built on the site of Tottenham Wood and the later Tottenham Wood Farm. [ 3 ]
Ajuda National Palace. Queluz National Palace. Ajuda National Palace – former royal palace [1] Beau-Séjour Palace; Belém Palace – former royal palace; seat of the president of Portugal [2] Bemposta Palace – former royal palace; Burnay Palace; Correio-Mor Palace – former seat of the High-Couriers of the Kingdom; Estaus Palace; Feu ...
This is a transnational nomination that covers the sites in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In Portugal, sites include volcanic features in the Azores, including Mount Pico (pictured), Capelinhos, and Algar do Carvão, as well as seamounts and deep-sea hydrothermal fields in the surrounding ocean. These sites are important habitats for terrestrial and ...
This sea-zone, over which Portugal exercises special territorial rights over the economic exploration and use of marine resources, encircles an area of 1,727,408 square kilometres (666,956 sq mi) (divided as: Continental Portugal 327,667 km 2, Azores Islands 953,633 km 2, Madeira Islands 446,108 km 2).
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Palaces in Portugal by city (2 C) B. Baroque palaces in Portugal ... Palace of Correio-Mor;
In the nineteenth century, Luís I of Portugal ordered the adaptation of the citadel to become a place of rest and retreat for the royal family and nobility and the royal palace area (now a museum) was constructed. [2] Until the regicide of Carlos I in 1908, the royal family spent the months of September and October in Cascais. [4]
Traditional houses in cities and villages in Portugal may have simple, white façades evoking Islamic influence. Some Southern neighbourhoods like the old Alfama district in Lisbon, have retained the street layouts from Muslim times. Contrasting with neighbouring Spain however, very few Islamic buildings in Portugal have survived intact to this ...
This is a list of cities in Portugal. In Portugal , a city ( Portuguese : cidade ) is an honorific term given to locations that meet several criteria, such as having a minimum number of inhabitants good infrastructure (schools, medical care, cultural and sports facilities), or have a major historical importance.