A cidade de Elvas, situada a 8 KM de Badajoz (Espanha), constituiu um ponto estratégico de defesa da fronteira e herdou um vasto património militar de reconhecido valor e autenticidade. Foi classificado como Património da Humanidade todo o centro histórico, as muralhas abaluartadas do séc. XVII, o Forte de Santa Luzia, o Forte da Graça, o Aqueduto da Amoreira e os três fortins: de São Pedro, de São Mamede e de São Domingos ou da Piedade.
An example of 18th century architecture in Elvas, the Convento de São Paulo constitutes the fourth and last house of the Order of São Paulo that began to be built on October 28, 1679 and concluded on December 31, 1721. After the extinction of reli...
Located at the highest point of the city, the Castle of Elvas is a work of Islamic fortification, rebuilt in the 13th and 14th centuries, taking only in the century. XVI the current aspect. It welcomed the mayor of Elvas and was the scene of impor...
Terrestrial fortification, built in the middle of the 17th century, designed by the Dutch Jesuit João Paschasio Cosmander, with a bastioned layout, following the main characteristics of the Dutch School, the First Dutch Fortification Method The wa...
Built in 1230, on the site of the main mosque in Elvas, the church has undergone transformations, hiding the Arab remains, which have been disappearing for centuries. The mosque was built in the 8th century and closed after the conquest of the cit...
The opening works of the square, started in 1511, were carried out in the context of major improvements promoted during the reign of Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521), when the settlement was elevated to the category of city. It is the center of th...
The opening works of the square, started in 1511, were carried out in the context of major improvements promoted during the reign of Manuel I of Portugal (1495-1521), when the settlement was elevated to the category of city. It is the center of th...
The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Graça, officially called Fort Conde de Lippe, in Alentejo, is located in the parish of Alcáçova, about a kilometer north of the city of Elvas, municipality of the same name, district of Portalegre, in Portugal . In a d...
The intermediate line of defense was compromised by urban expansion. Its walls were torn by four doors: Ferrada, Porta Nova or Encarnação, Santiago and Bispo.
The current building was erected from 1517 to replace an earlier Gothic church. The author of the Manueline style project was probably Francisco de Arruda. The opening to worship was held in 1537, with the works still unfinished. The general struc...
The current building was erected from 1517 to replace an earlier Gothic church. The author of the Manueline style project was probably Francisco de Arruda. The opening to worship was held in 1537, with the works still unfinished. The general struc...
It was ordered to be erected in 1641 by El-Rei D. João IV, after the restoration, with a view to the defense of the city of Elvas and the Kingdom. For its construction, the hill of Santa Luzia was chosen because it is a place that, when occupied b...
It was ordered to be erected in 1641 by El-Rei D. João IV, after the restoration, with a view to the defense of the city of Elvas and the Kingdom. For its construction, the hill of Santa Luzia was chosen because it is a place that, when occupied b...
Pyramidal pine pillory, with five steps octagonal, from where the torso shaft evolves with bands ornamented by spheres, cut in half by a large ring, with a small capital, from where the fastening irons evolve. Finishing in pyramidal pinnacle. Very...
The current building was erected from 1517 to replace an earlier Gothic church. The author of the Manueline style project was probably Francisco de Arruda. The opening to worship was held in 1537, with the works still unfinished. The general struc...
