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Diogo de Arruda (before 1490 – 1531) was a noted
Convento de Cristo: article on Diogo de Arruda
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Diogo de Arruda (before 1490 – 1531) was a noted Portuguese
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architect
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that was active during the early years of the 16th century. He had some other important family members including his brother, Francisco de Arruda
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and his uncle, Miguel de Arruda
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Arruda designed the well-known chapter house
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window at the Convent of Christ
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, in Tomar.Disney, p. 167.
Notes
Bibliography
* * Pereira, Paulo, 2004: ''The work of brothers Diogo and Francisco de Arruda in Torre de Belém''. Scala PublishersExternal links
Convento de Cristo: article on Diogo de Arruda
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