Cartuxa de Laveiras / Reformatório de Caxias / Centro Educativo Padre António de Oliveira
Set of seven rustic buildings, where stands the monastery (or Charterhouse), Mannerist and Baroque architecture, dating from the 16th century, and the former reform school, which currently serves as the educational centre. The pavilions of the blockhouse were built between 1949 and 1958.
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Monuments near Cartuxa de Laveiras / Reformatório de Caxias / Centro Educativo Padre António de Oliveira
Edifício do Hospital Prisional de São João de Deus
Prison-hospital whose construction commenced in 1951. Consists of twenty wards and eleven bedrooms, a psychiatric clinic with two wards and a room and a sector…
Casa de Massarelos
Building probably built in the 18th century, the present features of Pombaline residential architecture. Suffered major restoration in 2001. In the interior, h…
Convento da Cartuxa
The ancient Cartuxa Convent, founded in the beginning of the 17th century, has a small cloister with 3 arches on each side and a calcareous façade.
Forte de São Bruno
Built by Dom João IV in 1647, this fortress belonged to the defensive system of the Tejo's inlet. Throughout the centuries it was several times occupied and ad…
Igreja da Cartuxa
Church initially built in the Valley of the Ribeira de Barcarena. Only in 1736 was built at this location. Highlighting the two bell towers, embellished with a…
