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The Machado de Castro National Museum (Portuguese: Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro) is an art museum in Coimbra, Portugal, named after the renowned Portuguese sculptor Joaquim Machado de Castro. It first opened in 1913 and its latest renovation (2004–2012), which included the addition of a new building, was awarded the Piranesi/Prix de ...
The cryptoporticus of Coimbra, the old Roman city of Aeminium, was built to create an artificial platform over which the city's forum could be built. Later, the Bishop's Palace (still standing today as Machado de Castro National Museum) was built using the platform created by the structure thus preserving it in perfect condition.
The settlement was likely to have grown around the hilltop of Alto do Calvário. But, although important in the Mondego defensive line during the Christian reconquest of Coimbra, little information survives of Miranda's role. [3] In 1116, the region was attacked by Almoravid raiders, but held back in Coimbra. [3]
Now he says that a much smaller students union of coimbra is the biggest in Portugal. -Pedro 4 July 2005 15:14 (UTC) More, he added pictures to wikipedia without licence and some are very possibly copyrighted. Where are the admins? --Pedro 4 July 2005 15:17 (UTC) The claim of the AAc being the biggest student association its not new and its ...
A minor boundary modification of the site took place in 2013. [18] University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia Coimbra: 2013 1387bis; ii, iv, vi (cultural) The University of Coimbra was founded at the end of the 13th century on the hill overlooking the town (Alta). In 1537, it moved to the Royal Palace of Alcáçova and later developed a series of ...
Coimbra District (Portuguese: Distrito de Coimbra, pronounced [kuˈĩbɾɐ] ⓘ or [ˈkwĩbɾɐ]) is located in the Centro Region, Portugal. The district capital is the city of Coimbra . Municipalities
Loja (Spanish pronunciation:), formerly Loxa, [3] is a town in southern Spain, situated at the western limit of the province of Granada. It is in the valley of the River Genil , [ 3 ] overlooked by the so-called Sierra de Loja , of which the highest peak, Sierra Gorda, stands 1,671 metres above sea-level.
Quinta das Lágrimas in Coimbra, Portugal.. Quinta das Lágrimas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkĩtɐ ðɐʒ ˈlaɣɾimɐʃ]) is a quinta in Coimbra.It was classified [1] [2] in 1977 as an "Imóvel de Interesse Publico" (En: Building of Public Interest) by the IPPAR.