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Igreja de São Pedro / Igreja Paroquial de Lousa
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Largo 5 de Outubro - EN8
2670-755, Loures
Sober building, consisting of a single nave and a Bell Tower. Abroad, especially the lateral portal manuelino, dating from 1546. Inside, highlight to the panels of tiles of the chapel chancel and two 16TH-century screens.
Palácio dos Marqueses da Praia
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Rua da República - EN8
2670, Loures
19TH-century building where they worked, between 1887 and 1893, the first town of Loures. Currently, the original Palace adossa a contemporary building. After suffering restoration and expansion, houses the Municipal Assembly.
Igreja Matriz de Bucelas / Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Purificação
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Largo do Espírito Santo
2670-655, Loures
This fifteen hundreds temple has three naves with five ranks with round arches. The walls coverage is done with green and white glazed tiles and the tunnel vault are decorated with paintings from the 17th century. The sacristy has crossed vaults. On the main chapel stands out the polychromes glazes tiles, one altarpiece in baroque carve and four sixteen hundreds paintings. It is also worthy to mention the lateral altars carve and the sixteen hundreds candelabra, as well as a gothic pediment on the entrance right side.
Castro de Carvalhelhos
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Carvalhelhos - Beça
5460-130, Carvalhelhos
This castro, classified as Property in the public interest, is an old fortified settlement where the walls, with interior access ramps, and remains of circular and rectangular constructions placed uncovered in the course of numerous excavations carried out by Santos Júnior and his team from the 50 years of the 20th century. The testimonies collected materials, pieces of pottery, coins and fibulae, contextualize the occupation of this village in the iron age and during the period of Romanisation. But, according to sources and Andrade (2005), accepting ID that Almeida Fernandes (1968) does a lot with the pagus Beresi ' Suebic …
Igreja de Santiago
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Praça 1º de Maio
2685-534, Sacavém
This building has one only nave covered with tiles from the XVII century and rectangular main chapel which displays ashlars in tile topped by two painted panels from the XVII century with carving frames. In both sides there are the square towers with the bells. It should be pointed out that the classification includes the entire cover in tiles, carving and painted panels.
Capela de Santa Catarina
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Rua Quinta do Caiado
2660, Loures
Mannerist Chapel of quadrangular and coverage in Spherically. Highlighting the gate crowned by triangular pediment stopped by plinth and cross. Has traces of fresco painting in the high altar and some multi-colored tiles from the 17th century.
Casa do Adro
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Rua Padre António Vieira, 61
2670-500, Loures
In this 17th century house stands in the courtyard, nora, and, in one of the rooms of the noble floor, caissons from the ceiling. Also be sure to notice the small terrace with 16th century marble columns.
Igreja de Santa Iria de Azóia
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Rua de Angola, 40-A
2690, São João da Talha
A single nave church dating from the early 17TH century. Inside the ashlars of 18th century tiles representing steps in the life of St. Peter and scenes from the legend of Santa Iria. Highlight to the marble pulpit dating from 1617.
Forte de Sacavém
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Rua Forte Monte Cintra
2685-141, Sacavém
Small fort dating from the 19th century\/XX, built with the aim of strengthening the garrisons of one of Lisbon's defensive lines. Since 1999, which houses the File and inventory services of the General Direction of national monuments and Buildings.