The University is located on the highest hill in the city, overlooking the Mondego. Founded by King D. Dinis in collaboration with the prior of Santa Cruz, the abbot of Alcobaça and other ecclesiastics, it first established itself in Lisbon under the name "General Study". On August 13, 1290, it was sanctioned by the bull of Pope Nicholas IV. She was transferred to Coimbra in 1308 and here the monarch D. Dinis grants him the academic "forum". D. Afonso IV would transfer it back to Lisbon, from where he would return in 1354. This continuous shuttle and D. Fernando would move it back to Lisbon until D. João III in 1537a definitively installed it in Coimbra. Here, he settled in the old medieval palace that, during the reigns of D. Manuel I and D. João III, underwent major renovations in order to become more comfortable and suitable for his new functions. It was D. João III who offered the Alcáçova Palace to teach some subjects there, however, later, all university classes were transferred to that location. Later, the buildings became the property of the University (1597), as part of the purchase that the institution made to the Spanish monarch D. Filipe III (II of Portugal), who then reigned in Portugal.
University is located on the highest hill in the city, overlooking the Mondego. Founded by King D. Dinis in collaboration with the prior of Santa Cruz, the abbot of Alcobaça and other ecclesiastics, it first established itself in Lisbon under the ...
Built between the years 1717 and 1728, it is one of the exponents of Portuguese Baroque and one of the richest European libraries. It will become known as the Joanine Library in honor and memory of King D. João V (1707-1750), who sponsored its con...
Built between the years 1717 and 1728, it is one of the exponents of Portuguese Baroque and one of the richest European libraries. It will become known as the Joanine Library in honor and memory of King D. João V (1707-1750), who sponsored its con...
Another notable facility is the Private Examination Room, remodeled in 1701 by the University's master-builder, José Cardoso. Its main reason for interest lies in the decoration that consists of a tile panel made by the potter and painter from São...
Via Latina it is called the elegant colonnade erected on the roof of the 16th century palace, at the time of the rectorate of D. Francisco de Lemos, at the end of the 18th century. In the middle, a body of apparatus stands out from the general lin...
The Chapel of S. Miguel is located to the left of the Tower and replaced a small medieval oratory in the palace, probably from the 19th century. XII. The construction works of the building that we see today began in 1517, having ended this phase i...
It was the Paço das Escolas that brought together, in 1544, all the faculties of the University of Coimbra, after the definitive installation of the University in this city, in 1537, putting an end to an itinerancy in the 14th century between Lisb...
The building that exists today was the result of works directed by Marcos Pires and completed by Diogo de Castilho. It underwent minor remodeling in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Royal chapel dedicated to S. Miguel was also the headquarters of ...
The university campus, Polo I, where the rectory and administrative services are located, sharing the historic building of the University with the Faculty of Law. Also at Alta Universitária, there are the Faculties of Letters and Psychology, as we...
From the Archers' Room you have access to an extensive corridor that has balconies that lead to the Sala Grande dos Actos, better known as “Sala dos Capelos”. It is here that the most important acts of academic life still take place, such as the i...
