Aguas Livres Aqueduct, Lisbon
The arches that outstood the earthquake - 65 metres of pointed stone over Alcantara, the world's tallest ogival…
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Portugal
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Alcobaça Monastery
Portugal's first Gothic monastery, founded in 1153 by King Afonso Henriques. By 1300, it was the richest and…
Manufactured
Amoreira Aqueduct
A 16th-century aqueduct begun in 1537, the Amoreira Aqueduct spans Elvas, Portugal, bringing water to this fortified town…
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Angra do Heroísmo
Historic capital of the Azores, founded 1478. Once Portugal's most important Atlantic city, seat of the Bishop of…
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Batalha Monastery
The most important Gothic building in Portugal — a Dominican monastery built as a vow by King João…
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Beau-Séjour Palace
A 19th-century Portuguese manor house in Lisbon's Benfica district, showcasing the refined domestic architecture of the city's prosperous…
Palace
Belém Palace
The official residence of Portugal's president, overlooking the Tagus River in Lisbon's Belém district. This composite palace complex…
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Belém Tower
A 16th-century fortress symbolizing Portuguese maritime dominion, Belém Tower watched over departing explorers and remains an iconic symbol…
Biblioteca Joanina, Coimbra
Gold-lacquered halls guarded by bats - King Joao V's library where colony-rich baroque shelves 60,000 volumes and nocturnal…
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