Muralhas e Obras Anexas da Praça de Elvas
This public square has an irregular polygonal shape with twelve fronts, seven bulwarks and four half – bulwarks. The keep is located on the hillside. The defensive system from the square – fortress included Santa Luzia and Graça fortress. Nowadays it still subsist Alcáçova and Miradeiro doors.
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7350,Elvas
- Castles & Fortresses
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Characteristics
Monuments near Muralhas e Obras Anexas da Praça de Elvas
Aqueduto da Amoreira
Built in 1498 according to traces of Francisco de Arruda and, later, Afonso Álvares, Diogo Marques and Pêro Vaz Pereira, that ended in 1622. Four floors of arc…
Cadeia Comarcã de Elvas / Estabelecimento Prisional Regional de Elvas
Work designed by architect Raul Rodrigues Lima and the electrical engineer Henry Leotte Tavares. This prison organization was set in 1936.
Capela Funerária da Misericórdia
Religious monument, small but of great simplicity. In the exterior facade can still see the tiled shot, despite its state of conservation. It consists of nave …
Estátua de Dom Sancho II
Statue of tribute to Don Sancho II, third King of Portugal between 1211 and 1223.
