Lisboa: Palácio do Marquês de Pombal Conde de Oeiras
Com traçado arquitectónico de Carlos Mardel, o Palácio e os jardins terão sofrido durante a sua construção a influência da esposa do Marquês, Leonor de Daun. A moderna arquitectura do tempo, de que eram principal exemplo os jardins do Palácio de Versalhes, também deixou marcas na construção do edifício. A beleza deste edifício não se fica pelas suas linhas exteriores....
Braga: Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta
O Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta tem, segundo a tradição, origem numa ermida construída no local, por volta de 1640, cujas portas estavam sempre abertas, para servir de abrigo a quem passava. A construção do actual Santuário iniciou-se em 1880, e ficou concluída em 1895, caracteriza-se pelos painéis de azulejos da capela-mor, que retratam a vida de S. Bento, assim...
Leiria: Mosteiro da Batalha
Classified by UNESCO as World Heritage since 2007 the Batalha Monastery, also known as Saint Mary of Victory Convent, is one of the greatest architectonic jewels of Portugal. The building was ordered after the victory in the Ajubarrota Battle as a thankful promise by king D. João I, the Master of the Avis Order. The construction works started in 1388, under the project of Afonso...
Aveiro: Buçaco Palace
The Royal Palace of Buçaco, located on the Buçaco Woods, in Mealhada department, was projected in the end of the 19th century, by the Italian architect Luigi Manini, but also had interventions by the Architects Nicola Bigaglia, Manuel Joaquim Norte Júnior and José Alexandre Soares. Classified as a Public Interest Building since 1996, it is integrated into an architectonic and...
Sintra: Regaleira Palace
The Regaleira Palace and Estate, also known as also known as the “Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire”, was built in the beginning of the 20th century, born from the imagination of its millionaire owner António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro and the Italian architect Luigi Manini. From dream to reality was born Regaleira Estate, a combination of several artistic and architectonical...
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Lisboa: Palácio do Marquês de Pombal Conde de Oeiras
Com traçado arquitectónico de Carlos Mardel, o Palácio e os jardins terão sofrido durante a sua construção a influência da esposa do Marquês, Leonor de Daun. A moderna arquitectura do…
Braga: Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta
O Santuário de São Bento da Porta Aberta tem, segundo a tradição, origem numa ermida construída no local, por volta de 1640, cujas portas estavam sempre abertas, para servir de…
Leiria: Mosteiro da Batalha
Classified by UNESCO as World Heritage since 2007 the Batalha Monastery, also known as Saint Mary of Victory Convent, is one of the greatest architectonic jewels of Portugal. The building…
Aveiro: Buçaco Palace
The Royal Palace of Buçaco, located on the Buçaco Woods, in Mealhada department, was projected in the end of the 19th century, by the Italian architect Luigi Manini, but also…
Sintra: Regaleira Palace
The Regaleira Palace and Estate, also known as also known as the “Palace of Monteiro the Millionaire”, was built in the beginning of the 20th century, born from the imagination…
