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Maria José Marques da Silva (1914-1996) was a Portuguese architect who, like her celebrated father, designed buildings in her native city of Porto. In 1943, she became the first woman to graduate as an architect from the Porto School of Fine Arts .
The national monuments of Portugal (Portuguese: Monumentos Nacionais) were constructed throughout the Portuguese territory, and the oldest date back to the period of pre-historic settlement of occupation. Subsequently, the region that is today Portugal has been colonized by many civilizations, which have left marks in the territory ...
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The number of buildings and architects is large and, because the north of Portugal was spared from the ravages of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, there is a large number of buildings. A different and more exuberant Baroque style with some Rococo touches, more reminiscent of the style in Central Europe , developed in the northern part of Portugal.
The stone roof of the central aisle is supported by flying buttresses, making the building one of the first in Portugal to use this architectonic feature. This first Romanesque building has suffered many alterations but the general aspect of the façade has remained romanesque. Inner view of rose window and central aisle of Porto Cathedral.
Lists of buildings and structures in Portugal by city (3 C) A. Buildings and structures in Amarante, Portugal (1 P) ... Buildings and structures in Porto (9 C, 21 P)
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Piscinas de Marés at Leça da Palmeira, 1959-1973 Marco de Canavezes Church, 1990-1996 Expo'98 pavilion of Portugal with its concrete veil, 1998 Ibere Camargo Foundation, 2008 Museu Nadir Afonso, 2016