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Portuguese architecture refers to both the architecture of Portugal's modern-day territory in Continental Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, as well as the architectural heritage/patrimony of Portuguese architects and styles throughout the world, particularly in countries formerly part of the Portuguese Empire.
Portuguese colonial architecture refers to the various styles of Portuguese architecture built across the Portuguese Empire (including Portugal). Many former colonies, especially Brazil , Macau , and India , promote their Portuguese architecture as major tourist attractions and many are UNESCO world heritage sites.
Baroque architecture in Portugal lasted about two centuries (the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century). The reigns of John V and Joseph I had increased imports of gold and diamonds , in a period called Royal Absolutism or Absolute monarchy , which allowed the Portuguese Baroque to flourish.
The Old Cathedral of Coimbra with its fortress like appearance and battlemented. The two central openings are deeply recessed. The Romanesque style of architecture was introduced in Portugal between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. In general, Portuguese cathedrals have a heavy, fortress-like appearance, with ...
After this period, and with the rise of the Portuguese state after the beginning of the Age of Discovery, Portuguese architecture expanded under the patronage of the wealthy kings, nobility, powerful clergy and through the many battles with rivals such as Castile, the French and Dutch. During these periods, many of the prominent buildings were ...
Paço de Calheiros is considered one the finest examples of noble Portuguese architecture, on one hand because it aggregates all the main traditional characteristics of the Portuguese architecture of the 17th century, but also because it introduces innovative features: two main facades and the location of the chapel in the center of one of the ...
Portuguese Baroque and Rococo in the Matriz Church of Póvoa de Varzim. The architecture of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal, demonstrates a broad variety of architectural styles over its thousand years of history. 11th-century Romanesque, 16th-century Mannerism, 18th-century Baroque, late 18th-century neoclassicism, early 20th-century Portuguese modernism and late 20th- to early 21st-century ...
Sino-Portuguese-styled shophouses are most prominent in Singapore, especially at its Chinatown. The facade of the leftmost example was remodeled in a late- Art Deco style. Sino-Portuguese architecture , also known as Chinese Baroque, Straits/Singapore Eclectic architecture or Peranakan architecture is an Asian hybrid style incorporating ...