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The Santos Passos Church (Portuguese: Igreja dos Santos Passos), officially called Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Consolação e dos Santos Passos [3] and sometimes referred to as Igreja de São Gualter, [4] is an 18th-century Portuguese baroque Catholic church located at the Campo da Feira in Guimarães, Portugal.
Episcopal Palace of Porto. The Episcopal Palace (Portuguese: Paço Episcopal) is the residence of the bishops of Porto, in Portugal. The palace is located on a high elevation, near Porto Cathedral, and dominates the skyline of the city. It is part of the historical centre of Porto, designated World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Figueiredo, Jaime de (1990), Ilha de Gonçalo Velho: da descoberta até ao Aeroporto (in Portuguese) (2 ed.), Vila do Porto (Azores), Portugal: Câmara Municipal de Vila do Porto Figueiredo, Nélia Maria Coutinho (1996), As Ilhas do Infante: a Ilha de Santa Maria (in Portuguese), Angra do Heroísmo (Azores), Portugal: Secretaria Regional da ...
[17] Garrison Border Town of Elvas and its Fortifications: Elvas: 2012 1367bis; iv (cultural) The city of Elvas is located close to the border with Spain. Portugal regained independence from Spain in 1640 and a complex bulwarked dry-ditch fortification system (a star fort) was built around the city.
Pousadas de Portugal (European Portuguese pronunciation: [poˈzaðɐʒ ðɨ puɾtuˈɣal]) is a chain of luxury, traditional or historical hotels in Portugal.Formerly run by the Portuguese State, they are now run by the Pestana Group, which in September 2003 won a public bid for the sale of 37.6% of parent company Enatur and for a 40-year running concession.
Palácio da Bolsa, view from near the Porto cathedral The Stock Exchange Palace ( Portuguese : Palácio da Bolsa ) is a historical building in Porto , Portugal . The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association ( Portuguese : Associação Comercial do Porto ) in Neoclassical style . [ 1 ]
Another notable example of gilt wood decoration in Porto is the interior of the Santa Clara Church. The facade of the church is flanked by interesting monuments like the 18th century, Neoclassical Church of the Ordem Terceira de São Francisco and the Dispatch House of the Order ( Casa de Despachos ), which houses a museum and has an ...