Cathedrals, monasteries, palaces and historic centres of Portugal, from Lisbon and Sao Vicente de Fora to Porto, Faro and the fort of Lagos.
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Built by the merchants of Porto as their stock exchange, the Palacio da Bolsa combines a glass-roofed neoclassical courtyard with the extraordinary Arab Room, a Moorish revival hall of carved and gilded arabesques.
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Raised in the old walled town of Faro after the Christian conquest of the Algarve, the cathedral rests on ground already sacred in Roman and Islamic times. First part of a two-episode study of its architecture and history.
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Second part of the study of Faro Cathedral, devoted to its interior: Baroque gilded carving, blue and white azulejo panels, side chapels and the organ, all set within a Gothic frame repeatedly repaired after earthquake and war.
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Built to defend the entrance of Lagos harbour, this small seventeenth-century fort is reached by a drawbridge over a moat. Its ramparts, tiled chapel and sea batteries recall the Atlantic ambitions and vulnerabilities of southern Portugal.
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With its battlemented tower and austere Gothic nave, the monastery church of Leca do Balio recalls the military orders that held land around Porto. One of the most distinctive medieval buildings of northern Portugal.
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Founded in the twelfth century after the capture of Lisbon, the cathedral presents a Romanesque facade flanked by two towers. Its Gothic cloister covers excavations that have uncovered Roman, Islamic and medieval layers of the city.
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First part of a portrait of historic Lisbon. From the hillside alleys of the Alfama to the grid of the Baixa laid out after the earthquake of 1755, the film follows a city shaped by the Tagus, by trade and by catastrophe.
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Second part of the Lisbon portrait. The film continues through the great riverside squares, the hillside quarters and the churches, palaces and tiled facades that give the Portuguese capital its distinctive texture.
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Begun in the late sixteenth century on a hill above Lisbon, Sao Vicente de Fora introduced a severe Italianate classicism to Portugal. First part of a study devoted to its church, facade and monumental architecture.
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Second part of the study of Sao Vicente de Fora, devoted to its cloisters, its remarkable azulejo cycles and the pantheon where the kings and queens of the Braganza dynasty are buried, high above the rooftops of Lisbon.
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Massive, crenellated and set on the highest point of the old city, Porto Cathedral began as a Romanesque fortress-church in the twelfth century. Its Gothic cloister, tiled walls and silver altarpiece trace eight centuries of additions.
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Designed by the Italian architect Nicolau Nasoni, the Palace of Freixo stands on the bank of the Douro east of Porto. Its curved facades, carved granite and decorated interiors represent Portuguese Baroque at its most refined.
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