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Historic Centre Of Guimarães
Historic Centre of Guimarães is an urban space of the city of Guimarães, in Portugal, tracing back to medieval age covering an area of 16 hectares and retaining many buildings from the medieval age until 19th century. Since 2001, it is declared as a World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Guimarães is closely linked to the formation of national identity and of Portuguese language in 12th century. It is the native city of Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, who in 1139, declared independence of the country. Gallery File:Antiguo Pazo del Consejo Guimaraes.JPG, Paços do Concelho, the old Câmara Municipal of the city File:Edificios na praça de Santiago.jpg, Medieval buildings at the Santiago Square File:Castelo de Guimarães (Portugal).jpg, Night view of Castle of Guimarães File:Palace of the Dukes of Braganza (36463817785).jpg, Palace of the Dukes of Braganza File:Guimarães-Altstadt-3.jpg, Oliveira Square and the Padrão do Salado File:Casa do Arco, Guimarães.jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guimarães
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities. Guimarães is referred as the capital of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), and located in the historical Minho Province. The municipality has a population of 156,830 inhabitants according to the most recent data of 2021 in an area of . The current mayor is Domingos Bragança, of the Socialist Party. Guimarães, along with Maribor, Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. Guimarães also received the 2026 European Green Capital Award. The city was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called ''Vimaranes''. This name might have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Guimarães
The Castle of Guimarães () is the principal medieval castle in the concelho, municipality Guimarães, in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern region of Portugal. It was built under the orders of Mumadona Dias in the 10th century to defend the monastery from attacks by Moors and Norsemen. The castle is a military fortification grounded primarily in the late Romanesque period, and elaborated during the early Portuguese Gothic architecture, Gothic epoch of Portuguese architecture. Its area is delineated by walls forming a pentagram, similar to a shield, that includes eight rectangular towers, military square and central keep. Originating in the foundations of a Roman structure, from the writings of Alfredo Guimarães, it was later elaborated on the French model, in its current the form of a shield, with reduced central yard and difficult accesses. It includes several Gothic characteristics, owing to its remodelling at the end of the 13th century, when the keep and residences were co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guimarães Castle
Guimarães () is a city and municipality located in northern Portugal, in the district of Braga. Its historic town centre has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001, in recognition for being an "exceptionally well-preserved and authentic example of the evolution of a medieval settlement into a modern town" in Europe. The Nicolinas are the city's main festivities. Guimarães is referred as the capital of the Ave Subregion (one of the most industrialised subregions in the country), and located in the historical Minho Province. The municipality has a population of 156,830 inhabitants according to the most recent data of 2021 in an area of . The current mayor is Domingos Bragança, of the Socialist Party. Guimarães, along with Maribor, Slovenia, was the European Capital of Culture in 2012. Guimarães also received the 2026 European Green Capital Award. The city was settled in the 9th century, at which time it was called ''Vimaranes''. This name might have had it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Buildings In Guimarães
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Street
The Santa Maria Street () is a street of medieval origin in the historic centre of Guimarães, being for many centuries the most important street in Guimarães and home to some of its elite. The street currently connects the Oliveira and the Santiago Square to the Carmo Square. It is already referred to by the name “Rua de Santa Maria” in documents that date to the 12th century, although its upper section was given the old name of Rua da Infesta (Infesta Street). Along its route there are various notable architectural and cultural testimonies of the past, such as “casas” (houses in English): * Convent of Santa Clara, a 16th century boroque style convent now used as the câmara municipal of Guimarães. * Raul Brandão Library, built in 1834, is dedicated to the renowned figure Raul Brandão and currently serves as the municipal library of Guimarães. * Casa do Arco, it was built in the end of the 15th century, Manuel I once slept here after coming from a trip to Santi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padrão Do Salado
The Padrão Comemorativo da Batalha do Salado, commonly referred to as just Padrão do Salado, is a 14th-century Gothic architecture, gothic monument located in the freguesia of Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, inside the Historic Center of Guimarães area, in Portugal. Located in front of the Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Oliveira (Guimarães), Church of Nossa Senhora da Oliveira, the Padrão do Salado has been classified as a List of national monuments of Portugal, National Monument since 1910. History It was erected in 1340 at the initiative of Afonso IV of Portugal to commemorate the victory in the Battle of Río Salado that took place the same year. The Portuguese sovereign had participated in this battle in support of his son-in-law, Alfonso XI of Castile, Afonso XI of Castile, helping him defend against a Muslim invasion. The limestone Duchy of Normandy, Normand cross, located in the middle of the monument, originally plated with Gold leaf, gold, was gifted by local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliveira Square
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Palace Of The Dukes Of Braganza
The Ducal Palace of the Braganza or Palace of the Dukes of Braganza () is a medieval estate and former residence of the first Dukes of Braganza, located in the historical centre of Guimarães ( Oliveira do Castelo), in the north-western part of Portugal. It was initiated between 1420 and 1422 by Afonso, Count of Barcelos, the illegitimate son of John I of Portugal (and future Duke of Bragança), after his marriage to his second wife. His descendants would occupy the space until the Dukes of Braganza moved to Vila Viçosa, abandoning the palace. The 16th Century marked the beginning of period of ruin, which was aggravated during the 19th century, when the local population used the palace as a personal quarry. During the Estado Novo regime, a controversial restoration restored the Palace, while implying a grandeur that may not have existed. The ''Palace of the Dukes'' was classified as a National Monument () in 1910, and has been an official residence for the Presidency. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago Square
The Santiago Square, or São Tiago Square, (Portuguese language, Portuguese:''Praça de Santiago''), is a medieval town square located in the city of Guimarães. It is fully included in the World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Historic Centre of Guimarães. History According to tradition, an image of the Mary, mother of Jesus, Virgin Mary was brought to Guimarães by the apostle St. James (São Tiago in Portuguese) and placed in a pagan temple in a square that came to be called St. Tiago Square. The Santiago Square is mentioned over various centuries in multiple documents, and it still retains many of its medieval features. It was in its vicinity that the Franks who came to Portugal in the company of Henry, Count of Portugal, Count Henry settled. There existed a small 17th century porched chapel dedicated to St. James, which was demolished at the end of the 19th century, and the place where it once stood is marked using Portuguese pavement. The now-romanticiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Câmara Municipal
Câmara (meaning " chamber") is a common surname in the Portuguese language. It may also refer to: People * António de Vasconcelos e Sousa Câmara Caminha Faro e Veiga, 8th Count of Calheta, 4th Marquis of Castelo Melhor and Constable of Portugal * D. João da Câmara, Portuguese writer * Eugênia Câmara, Portuguese actress * Gilberto Câmara, Brazilian computer scientist * Hélder Câmara, Brazilian archbishop * Hélder Câmara (chess player), Brazilian chess master * Joana Tomásia da Câmara, 14th and last donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal * João Câmara, Brazilian painter * Ronald Câmara, Brazilian chess master * Sérgio Sette Câmara. Brazilian racing driver * José da Câmara Teles, 13th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal * Luís Manuel da Câmara, 12th donatary captain of the island of São Miguel, Portugal Places * Câmara de Lobos, city and municipality in Madeira, Portugal * Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paços Do Concelho De Guimarães , a municipality in the district of Porto
* Paços de Gaiolo, a civil parish in the municipality of Marco de Canaveses
* Paços de Vilharigues, a civil parish in the municipality of Vouzela
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Paços may refer to the following places in Portugal: * Paços (Melgaço), a civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço * Paços (Sabrosa), a civil parish in the municipality of Sabrosa * Paços da Serra, a civil parish in the municipality of Gouveia * Paços de Brandão, a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira * Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
