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Paço Real de Dom Dinis
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Largo Dom Dinis, 14
7100-509, Estremoz
Situated on the outskirts of the castle of Estremoz, old Dinisiano Palace is reduced to a small galilé of ribbed Dome, with a series of Lancet arches of twinned columns.
Convento dos Congregados de São Filipe Néri
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Rossio Marquês de Pombal
7100-513, Estremoz
Construction of 18th-century principles, worked as Palace of d. Constantino de Bragança, Viceroy of India and later as a convent. To highlight the work of masonry and tiles illustrating scenes from the life of St. Philip of Neri, and beauty of the marble staircase, with hunting scenes.
Castelo de Évoramonte
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Rua da Convenção, 6
7100-314, Estremoz
Castle situated on a rugged Hill on the western edge of the Sierra de Ossa. The original fortification remain the fence and gates of the reign of King Dinis. Inside the walls the highlight goes to the Paço de Hommage, which forms, with a large donjon regular quadrilateral. The paço project takes inspiration from the Italian Renaissance palaces.
Antiga Igreja e Convento das Maltesas
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Rossio Marquês de Pombal
7100-513, Estremoz
Building composed of Church, cloister and convent area. This former manor was a nunnery and Maltese hospital da misericórdia. Currently works as a church and is one of the poles of the University of Évora.
Castelo de Estremoz
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Largo de Dom Diniz
7100-555, Estremoz
Castle of pentagonal plant about reinforced by buttresses torreados. The walled enclosure of the ancient Citadel stands around the Tower of homage, in white marble with 27 meters high. Beyond the fence, the medieval town presents a vast expanse of fortifications at the time of the war of the restoration, with embattled towers and two gates of round arch. Near one of the doors there is a rectangular Tower, Roman-Gothic style, with several Windows. The Royal Palace, restored by d. João V, is situated on the outskirts of the Castle.
Castelo de Veiros
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Rua Nova
7100-708, Estremoz
The medieval fortification subsists, in primitive dimensions, flanked by round turrets and several medieval gates. During the war of the restoration in 1662, the Marquis of Caracena destroyed the donjon.
Igreja do Convento de São Francisco
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Largo dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
7100-111, Estremoz
It has a longed rectangular plan with the transept drawing the Latin cross. From the behead it only remains the polygonal apse chapel on the south band. The frontage it is divided into two stakes and it is topped by a triangular pediment with undulating cornice on the flanks. The architrave stands out; it is divided by three large pilasters, with rectangular windows in the triangular cornice on the top. The inside nave presents five ranks and it is separated from the gallery by solid stone parements torn by high arches with two archivolts. It stands out on the gallery …
Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Mártires
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Mártires
7100-148, Estremoz
14TH-century Gothic temple with flying buttresses and porch. Presents composite plant by horizontal articulation of apse with body of ship, entirely built on thin cut marble Ashlar, with ship covered with gable roof supported by flying buttresses of Cyma pending and will perfect arc. The portico stands out, simple go from arco pointed to framed of Ashlar, chamfered flanked by tile baseboard. Deserves special attention, too, the apse of forepart two polygonal bays marked by buttresses, which conclude also the radial axes. The interior is coated with tiles historian of the 18th century.
Fonte de Estremoz
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Largo General Graça
7100-112, Estremoz
Hexagonal municipal source, in white marble, with stairs and ramps and 4 water spouts, one on each side of the shape of a square where they are integrated.