Miguel Ventura Terra (1866–1919) was a

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architect. Ventura Terra studied in

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and later in the École de Beaux-Arts of

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in the ''atelier'' of

Victor Laloux Victor Alexandre Frederic Laloux (15 November 1850 – 13 July 1937) was a French Beaux-Arts architect and teacher. Life Born in Tours, Laloux studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts ''atelier'' of Louis-Jules André, with his studies i ...

. Upon his return to Portugal, he became a celebrated architect and authored many prize-winning projects. Most of his work is located in Lisbon like the Politeama Theatre (1912), the Lisbon Synagogue (1902–1904), the Alfredo da Costa Maternity and the renovation of

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(early 1900), which houses the Portuguese Parliament. In Lisbon he also built several private mansions and buildings, several of which won the prestigious Valmor Prize, given by the Lisbon Municipality. In

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he designed the

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Santa Luzia Church (1903–1940).

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Miguel Ventura Terra, Porto Academy of Fine Arts former student
1866 births 1919 deaths 20th-century Portuguese architects University of Porto alumni People from Caminha 19th-century Portuguese people {{Portugal-bio-stub