Basílica Do Rossio Do Carmo
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS In the late 19th century, archaeologist Estácio da Veiga had revealed the archaeological importance of Rossio do Carmo. In the 1980s, an on-site excavation uncovered the structures of an old funerary basilica, which was occupied between the 5th and the 8th centuries, as well as dozens of graves from the same […]
Complexo religioso cristão de Mértola
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS On the northern slope of the Castle hill, there was probably the forum of the city of Myrtilis, the public square of Roman times. Myrtilis is the old name of Mértola. Creates an artificial platform that rests on the wall and an underground gallery – the cryptoporticus. In the Late Antiquity […]
Basílica de Conimbriga
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS The mission of the museum is to protect the ruins of Conimbriga, promote their exhibition and conduct archaeological research; its collection is exclusively composed of archaeological material found in the city. The current exhibition displays everyday objects organised by theme and evokes the monumental forum, the rich domus, the vigour of […]
Évora
DESCRIÇÃO E ANÁLISE FORMAL Na época do imperador romano Augusto (r. 27 a.C.-14 d.C.), Évora foi integrada à Província da Lusitânia e beneficiada com uma série de transformações urbanísticas, das quais o Templo Romano de Évora – dedicado provavelmente ao culto imperial – é o vestígio mais importante que sobreviveu aos nossos dias, além de […]
Catedral e Idanha a Velha
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS Currently referred to as the «Cathedral», this church stands on the foundations of another early Christian church, built in the time of the Suevi and integrated into the kingdom of the Visigoths from 585 onwards. The baptistery close to the south door dates from the time of the Suevi, although the […]
Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Lorvão
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS According to the old chronicles, the foundation of a monastery in Lorvão dates back to the 6th century. However, the earliest written documents date back to the 9th century and are later than the Christian Reconquest. At that time, the locale was entrusted to the monks of Cluny, responsible for the […]
Montinho das Laranjeiras
DESCRIPTION AND FORMAL ANALYSIS When the waters of the River Guadiana rose to an unprecedented level in 1876 and then returned to normal, they left ruins uncovered that were completely unknown. This was how the scientific community became aware of this important Roman “Villa”, identified and excavated at that time by Estácio da Veiga, located […]
Igreja de Vera Cruz de Marmelar
DESCRIÇÃO E ANÁLISE FORMAL Grandioso edifício do século XVI, construído sobre duas edificações anteriores, dos séculos X/XI e do século XIII, das quais subsistem vestígios na abside e nas absidíolas. Conserva um nicho de decoração visigótica. Na fachada principal existe um pórtico esquadriado com frontão semicircular da reforma maneirista e duas torres de quatro pisos, […]
Igreja de São Gião – Nazaré
DESCRIÇÃO E ANÁLISE FORMAL Insere-se numa exploração agrícola, adossado a outro edifício mais recente, a cerca de 600 metros do mar, numa língua de terra arável, entre o areal e uma encosta rochosa. Visigothic church from the 7th c. modified in the 12th c. in romanesque style. Planta rectangular; volume simples coberto por telhado de […]
Monastery of St. Salvator
The Cathedral is not just Fulda’s famous, characteristic landmark, it is also the most significant baroque church in the state of Hesse. Following in the tradition of the Roman baroque style, the Cathedral was built by the architect Johann Dientzenhofer between the years 1704 and 1712. Parts of the previous church, the ninth century Ratger […]