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Edifício da Companhia Leiriense de Moagem
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Avenida Cidade de Maringá
2400-118, Leiria
Yellow building with arched Windows, located at the former Saint Francisco Covent, gave away in since the beginning of the XX century because of the constant floods. It is a former flour-mill.
Edifício do BNU de Leiria
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Praça de Goa Damão
2400-147, Leiria
Triangular building with stone edges at the windows and doors.
Edifício do Colégio Doutor Correia Mateus
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Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra
2400, Leiria
Bourgeoisie residence built in the end of the XVIII century. It was bought by E. Korrodi in the beginning of the XX century, and then became the Domingos Sequeira Industrial School. In 1910 it was sold to Dr. Correia Mateus and, after his death, his nice founded there a college with the name of her uncle.
Edifício do Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome
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Rua Trindade Coelho
2410-189, Leiria
Chapel-like building whose door is in the middle of a glass semi- circle.
Convento de Santo Agostinho e Antigo Seminário
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Rua Tenente Valadim
2400-126, Leiria
Monument whose construction was ordered by the bishop D. Gaspar do Casal in 1557, 12 years after Leiria became a city. During the early XX century, the Convent and the Santo Agostinho church were used as a military lodging. The convent’s cloister and the baroque front sided by two towers deserve a close look.
Estátua Rotary Club da Marinha Grande
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Rotunda Club da Marinha Grande
2430, Marinha Grande
Monument which honors the Rotary Club of Marinha Grande.
Estátua de Dom Dinis e Rainha Santa Isabel
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Praceta do Pinhal do Rei
2430, Marinha Grande
Statues of tribute Dinis and Queen Santa Isabel.
Torre de Menagem de Leiria / Castelo de Leiria
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Largo Doutor Manuel de Arriaga
2400, Leiria
The Torre de Menagem (donjon) was built by D. Dinis order in 1324. The tower and the enclosed space were used as royal prison from the XIV to the XVIII century. The inside, completely remodelled with a modern iron and wood structure, lodges an interesting museological nucleus, which illustrates the medieval military techniques and the fighting instruments. The castle can be also known through a series of audiovisual documents.