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Monuments in Constância

Igreja da Misericórdia de Constância

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Rua da Misericórdia
2250-049, Constância

Constância

Church with a simple longitudinal plan with a single nave. It presents characteristics of Mannerist and Baroque architecture. Inside, the highlights are the 17th century tiles and the baroque main altarpiece, in the national style.

Igreja Matriz de Constância / Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires

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Rua de Santa Ana
2250, Constância

Constância

Church built in 1636 on the site where the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament had stood. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, it was completely rebuilt. It presents characteristics of Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical architecture.

Pelourinho de Constância

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Praça Alexandre Herculano
2250, Constância

Constância

Pillory consisting of an Ionic column based on a platform of three steps, protected by stone columns, topped by an element topped with an iron armillary sphere.

Centro Histórico da Vila de Constância

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Constância
2250, Constância

Constância

Urban set in the shape of a spider web, created around the old Church of Santiago. There are several monuments here, including: the Santana Chapel, the Casa do Tejo, the Casa da Torre, the House Museum Vasco de Lima Couto, the Palace, the Clube Estrela, Vivenda Carolina and several other houses.

Casa de Camões / Casa dos Arcos / Casa-Memória Camões

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Rua da Barca, 1
2250-035, Constância

Constância

16th century construction, with brick arches, where, according to tradition, Luís Vaz de Camões lived during his visit to the town. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was profoundly altered, highlighting the very thick load-bearing walls made of plastered stone and brick masonry and the foundations of the corbel that supported the already demolished five-span round archway. The ruins of the old Manueline door, a 16th century door with a straight lintel and a beveled brick window with a boarded-up curved lintel, are also visible.

Casa do Relógio

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Rua Machado Santos, 13
2250-067, Constância

Constância

Manor House that is believed to have been built in the late 18th century, on the site where the chapel of St. Peter. This church there is the Bell Tower, which was adossou the House. In the interior, highlighted by a set of 1468 located in the library, translated from the ancient convent of San Domingos de Abrantes.

Casa do Tejo

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Rua Luís de Camões, 29
2250-066, Constância

Constância

Manor House was probably built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of two floors divided into three cloths, and the façade facing the Tagus River. In the interior, highlighted by a set of 1468 from the former convent of San Domingos de Abrantes.

Edifício da Quinta de Santa Bárbara

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Quinta de Santa Bárbara
2250-092, Constância

Constância

The primitive building dated from the 16th century, however, this just leaves the cellar. It is believed that the current building date from the late 17th century. In 1740, the chapel was decorated with tiles and, in 1987, was restored and adapted the unit of turismo de habitação.

Edifício O Palácio

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Rua Francisco Falcão, 1
2250-062, Constância

Constância

Manor House with three floors, and the main façade overlooking the Tagus River. In 1835, the Queen Dona Maria II and Prince Don Fernando were installed here. The name, by the way, comes from the fact that the Queen being hosted here.

Casa de Montalvo / Mosteiro de Nossa Senhora da Boa Esperança e Capela de São João Baptista

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Rua Annes de Oliveira, 39
2250-227, Constância

Constância

Chapel built in the mid 18th century by Captain Ordinances and Knight of the order of Christ, João Marques de Oliveira. In the early 19th century, the Church was restored, having been incorporated into the tiles of the chapel. Already in the 20th century was built the new wing and the modern chapels.

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