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Heritage in Portugal
Capela de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios
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Rua Dom Manuel I
2830-416, Coina
A chapel that was reconstructed during the Marquis of Pombal's era. It has sober and austere elements that characterize the "chão" style's architecture with a bit of mannerism.
Monumento à Liberdade
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Parque Urbano Júlio Ferraz
2800, Almada
A monument composed of three arms that rise to the sky and symbolize the strength and importance of freedom.
Monumento ao Trabalho
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Praceta de Felizardo Artur
2805, Cova da Piedade
A sculture of two hands that represents solidarity and the people's work. It is by José Aurélio.
Estátua de Fernando Mendes Pinto
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Rua Cidade de Ostrava
2800, Pragal
A bronze statue that pictures Fernão Mendes Pinto, the author of the classic literary work Peregrinação.
Os Perseguidos
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Praça Movimento das Forças Armadas
2800, Almada
A monument that is a tribute to those who were persecuted in their fight for freedom. The statue represents a man and a woman in an atmosphere of tension.
Monumento ao Bombeiro
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Praça Comandante José Braz
2805, Cova da Piedade
A bronze monument by Anjos Teixeira that represents a fireman helping a woman. It is a homage of the people of the parish to the peace fighters.
Igreja de Santiago
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Largo Primeiro de Maio
2800, Almada
Ancient mother church of Almada, it was building in the early Christian reconquest and was severely damaged by the earthquake in 1755. It was later rebuilt in the 18th century by Dom António, a brother of the king Dom João V. The chancel has a stone domed ceiling in the manuelin style. The high altar has a few tombs and valuable 18th century tiles. Archaeological digs have uncovered tombs from as early as the 12th century.
Monumento à Paz
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Parque da Paz
2810, Laranjeiro
Located in a privileged place, a large and green space with a square in the background, this large sculpture, approximately 40 m long in the most distant points and 26 m tall at its major height is visible all around the hill.
Escultura de Homenagem aos Pescadores
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Avenida 25 de Abril
2825, Costa da Caparica
Composed of four figures, the menument stands on a triangular base and is a remarkable bronze artwork, by Jorge Pé Curto.
Igreja de São João Baptista / Igreja Matriz de Alcochete
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Largo de São João
2894-001, Alcochete
The origin of this church may be linked to an old arabic mosque, later transformed by Dom Manuel II in the gothic-manuelin style. A special note to the rose window, the manuelin tower, the hipanic-arabic tiles and the golden carvings in the chancel, of the 18th century.