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The museum is located in the building constructed in 1767 in the historic center of Porto and used to serve as a prison (Cadeia da Relacao) until 1974. The building was restored and its former cells have been transformed into galleries. [41] [42] Casa do Infante: 1324 House of the Prince is a museum and one of the oldest buildings in the city ...
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The city of Elvas is located close to the border with Spain. Portugal regained independence from Spain in 1640 and a complex bulwarked dry-ditch fortification system (a star fort) was built around the city. It was designed by the Dutch Jesuit priest padre Cosmander in line with the latest Dutch defensive trends.
In the mid-18th century the city needed new urban improvements to provide for the swift flow of goods and people between the Ribeira neighbourhood and other areas of Porto. In this context, governor João de Almada e Melo opened a new street, the São João Street, that connected the Ribeira Square and the upper town, and promoted the ...
Douro Litoral (in Portuguese) (Série 2, VI ed.), Porto, Portugal, 1946 {}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher Ministério das Obras Públicas, ed. (1953), Relatório da Actividade do Ministério no ano de 1952 (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal {{ citation }} : CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link )
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 ...
The city has been the seat of a bishopric since the domination of the Suevi in the 5th - 6th centuries. The pre-Romanesque church is mentioned in the De Expugnatione Lyxbonensi as still extant in 1147, so construction of the present building began in the second half of the 12th century and work continued until the 16th century.