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The following is a list of architects from the country of Portugal This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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Baroque architecture in Portugal enjoys a very special situation and a different timeline from the rest of Europe. It is conditioned by several political, artistic and economic factors, that originate several phases, and different kinds of outside influences, resulting in a unique blend. The year 1697 is an important year for Portuguese ...
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After this period, and with the rise of the Portuguese state after the beginning of the Age of Discovery, Portuguese architecture expanded under the patronage of the wealthy kings, nobility, powerful clergy and through the many battles with rivals such as Castile, the French and Dutch. During these periods, many of the prominent buildings were ...
The teaching of architecture as an independent program in Porto begins in 1911, at the Porto School of Fine Arts (ESBAP). José Marques da Silva, one of the most renowned architects in the country in the beginning of the 20th century, was part of the faculty between 1906 and 1939, as well as the head of the institution for 15 years.
Baroque architecture in Portugal lasted about two centuries (the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century). The reigns of John V and Joseph I had increased imports of gold and diamonds , in a period called Royal Absolutism or Absolute monarchy , which allowed the Portuguese Baroque to flourish.